Xavi's Barcelona changing history after thrashing Madrid

History is there to be remembered. But also to be changed. Barcelona’s history says they went three years without beating Real Madrid. A draw and five defeats in six games. A desolate score that speaks to the terrible sporting crisis the club suffered. In the Champions League there was humiliation after humiliation until the final humiliation, group stage elimination. And in La Liga, Madrid also showed their superiority.

Xavi wanted to change this losing dynamic. Their project for the future needed a statement win, a turning point. And what better than to win at the Bernabeu in this style, showing Barcelona are back to being a great among greats. A resuscitated team ready to win titles. Xavi wants to take Barcelona back to that and they are on path to do it.

This smashing of Madrid was historic. Like Pep’s Barcelona managed. Their superiority was absolute. They dominated from the first minute, with great attacking play and an asphyxiating pressure that stopped Madrid’s counter attacks. Barcelona were Barcelona again, with their style, unstoppable for Real Madrid. An intensity that left Los Blancos without air, shocked, as the goals flew in. Four, and it could have been more.

It will be hard for the thrashing to change the path of the league campaign. But it’s a definitive point separating Barcelona from their crisis. Xavi has built a SuperBarça in record time, appealing to the model and to pride. Recovering the best version of all their players and bringing in other good ones, especially Ferran Torres and Aubameyang, two of the big protagonists from the triumph at the Bernabeu. This Barcelona is the best Barcelona for many years. And that’s great news. Extraordinary news.