Barcelona star Gavi has gentle the El Clasico contact paper forward of the 2025/26 La Liga season begin this month.
La Blaugrana stormed to a trophy treble in 2024/25 as Hansi Flick landed the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Tremendous Cup titles in his debut marketing campaign.
Barcelona’s success was underlined by their tight grip in clashes with Actual Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti ended the season with no trophy.
Ancelotti’s Might exit was swiftly adopted by the return of Xabi Alonso to Madrid however the former midfielder bowed out within the FIFA Membership World Cup semi finals.
Barcelona received dwelling and away towards Actual Madrid in league motion final season with a spectacular 4-0 win within the Spanish capital and a 4-3 dwelling victory in Might.
These outcomes got here alongside beating Ancelotti within the Copa del Rey and Tremendous Cup finals with respective rating traces of 3-2 and 5-2.
Gavi on why Actual Madrid are ‘apprehensive’ about Barcelona
Gavi has steadily been a thorn in Actual Madrid’s aspect, and he admitted the psychological barrier was key in 2024/25, however a revival is on the playing cards.
“In fact they have been apprehensive. It was 4 wins out of 4 video games, and that’s by no means occurred earlier than,” as per Diario AS.
“It’s comprehensible they’re apprehensive. In the long run, we have been spectacular final season they usually didn’t win something.
“This 12 months they’ve strengthened themselves with some excellent gamers, to be trustworthy, however we’ll see what they’ll do that season. They’ve an important staff, however we’ve to be ourselves, and that’s it.”
Barcelona head to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the primary El Clasico of the 2025/26 season on October 26 with the reverse fixture scheduled for Might 10 again in Catalonia.
That second match lands in Recreation Week 35, and could possibly be a title decider between the 2 arch rivals, plus the potential to fulfill in each cup competitions in the beginning of 2026.