Gavi is clear about how Barça should face this Sunday's classic against Real Madrid. The Barça midfielder, who knows well the intensity of these confrontations, assured that the team must come out with maximum concentration from the first minute. "In the end, in the classics you have to go to war. It doesn't matter how one or the other arrives, they are matches to the death. Both teams come out hooked from the start," warned the footballer, convinced that the form of both teams takes a backseat in this type of match.
The Barça player also warned of the danger of the white team, especially in the final stages of the matches. "We have to go with the right mentality throughout the game, because they have already shown that in any play they can hurt you. The final minutes are very dangerous. We have to be well concentrated throughout the game and win," said Gavi, who trusts in the support of the fans: "I hope that the stands cheer like never before, that they are with us as they always are and that we can give joy to all the culés."
Gavi also referred to the defeat against PSG in the Champions League, a result that he believes should serve to improve. "It was a difficult match against an opponent that has won the Champions League twice in recent years and is a magnificent team. I think we played a good match despite the defeat. We have to improve many things because in these matches the small details make a lot of difference," he analyzed. Despite the setback, the midfielder assured that the locker room arrives stronger for the classic: "We came out stronger and improved many things after that game. I'm sure we will show it in the classic."
Fermín López expressed himself along a similar line, who also does not believe that the European defeat should affect the team. "It is never pleasant to lose a game, especially in the Champions League. I think we didn't have such a bad game, but PSG is a great team. We haven't been far from winning and we have the same confidence for the classic," explained the midfielder, who has a clear recipe to beat Madrid: "Play as we always play, play our game and that way I think we have a good chance of winning."
Fermín also wanted to downplay the team's casualties. "The entire team is focused and those who play have the level. Injuries are not excuses," he assured. The Andalusian recognized that the classic is one of the matches that makes him most excited to play. "It's a game that I like to play. Since I was little I have dreamed of playing the classic," he recalled. As a child he followed these confrontations on television and, among all those he has experienced as a footballer, he sticks with the one from last season that allowed him to win the League: “It was historic.”
Finally, Fermín made self-criticism about the intensity with which he usually experiences these meetings. "We have to control our emotions because they are very intense games. I have to control my attitude because they are tense games," he acknowledged.
