Barca dissatisfied with Ancelotti's statement

"Ancelotti is a smart man. But he is wrong to say that," Barca announced. Meanwhile, Xavi commented: "It was clearly an offside situation. There is no doubt. If anyone talked about VAR today it was a joke. The offside situation is obvious." .

Asensio put the ball into Barca's net in the 81st minute, when the score was 1-1. But after checking VAR, referee Ricardo De Burgos determined that the Real striker was standing under the last Barca defender Jules Kounde when he received a pass from Dani Carvajal. Therefore, Asensio's goal was not recognized.

In the post-match press conference, Ancelotti commented on this situation: "We did not win because of an unconvincing offside penalty. It was not the referee's firm decision, causing Real to return to Madrid with the suspect". This statement of the Italian military leader immediately caused mixed reactions and both Barca and Xavi said that Ancelotti's statement lacked grounds.

As a guest at the Nou Camp in a position to win to shorten the gap with rivals in the La Liga race, Real started well when opening the scoring in the ninth minute thanks to Ronald Araujo's own goal. But they could not keep the advantage when Sergi Roberto equalized for Barca in the last minute of the first half.

Real missed with Asensio's offside goal at the end of the second half and in the second minute of injury time, substitute midfielder Franck Kessie scored a 2-1 scoreline for Barca. This victory helps Xavi's teachers and students widen the gap with Real to 12 points and the championship is almost in their pocket when the season has 12 rounds left.

"We have only won the Spanish Super Cup this season. But I believe only Barca can decide for themselves the La Liga title. You can see the joy and jubilation of the fans at the end of the game, but Barca. can't forget where we come from," Xavi said.