Xavi on record appearance 392nd league match

At Barcelonas 1-0 win at Granada Xavi said “It was a difficult match that we were unable to kill off in the second half,” he said after scoring his fourth league goal of the campaign.

“Generally it was a good performance but everything can be improved on,” he added.

“We were not very quick in passing the ball around,” Barca coach Pep Guardiola said.

“When you are only 1-0 ahead anything can happen,” he added.

“Any lapse in concentration against such a speedy team can condemn you but we managed to close out the game.”