Xavi is growing a team on barren ground, but Hurricane Clasico is coming – ESPN Weekly

A referee scandal. Contract disputes around two of his teenage sensations. Impending player sales that must fill a 200m black hole in the club accounts. And the prospect of moving his team to an inferior playing surface, and playing in front of smaller crowds. The pressures on Xavi are serious – and that’s before a Clasico on Thursday.

Here, for ESPN, is how I think it all fits together. 

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