Jorge Valdano was asked on Movistar Plus+'s #LaCasaDelFútbol about Xavi's statements assuring that Barça is the most complicated club in the world. His response was direct to the target and carrying pure madridismo.

The Argentine challenged the Catalan coach without hesitation: “Of course Barcelona is not the most difficult club in the world. The most difficult club in the world is the one that always has to win: and it’s Real Madrid,”

“Real Madrid win a La Liga, and that’s not much. They win the Champions League and people are already thinking about what will happen next year. It’s like that all the time. Anyway, I think that it’s a very smart speech for internal consumption, for Barcelona fans. I think it’s very wise. It’s definitely going to generate some controversy, there will be people on the other side who will think like me,” Valdano added.

This clear answer from Jorge Valdano targets directly Xavi’s latest ridiculous statements during the press conference before the match against Eintracht. The Blaugrana coach made a real plea for his team by saying: “Barça is another story, it has nothing to do with it. We have an obligation to win and play well because it is what our history tells us. 1-0 is not enough for us. It’s Barca and we have to be excellent in everything. That’s why it’s the most difficult club in the world, the most demanding. There is no comparison. There is no club in the world like this. Winning by playing well. That is what is difficult”.

He also said when asked if he was envious of Real Madrid after their move to the Champions League semi-finals: "The history of Barça demands of us, not Madrid. Our history for 40 years, that Johan came, set a bar : win by playing well. If not, we're not happy. That's how we Catalans are. I don't know how it will be in Madrid. I haven't lived there and I don't know its idiosyncrasies".