Xavi Hernandez: 'El Clasico win would be turning point'

Barcelona captin Xavi Hernandez says that winning at Real Madrid on Saturday would represent a "turning point" in the Catalan club's season.

By Jack Prescott, Rugby Editor

Published: December 7 2011 | 18:22

Last updated: December 8 2011 | 10:24

Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez has said that a win against Real Madrid in Saturday's El Clasico would represent a "turning point" in the Catalan club's season.

The reigning La Liga champions go into the match at the Santiago Bernabeu three points behind Madrid, albeit having played one game more.

"It's always nice to win at the Bernabeu and even more so looking at the table. It would be a turning point for us," Xavi told the club's official website.

"This is the Clasico that we're coming to in our best form."

The current European champions took four points off their rivals on the way to last season's league triumph.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	13	11	0	2	40	12	28	33
2	Real Madrid	12	8	3	1	25	11	14	27
3	Atletico Madrid Atletico	13	7	5	1	19	7	12	26
4	Villarreal	12	7	3	2	23	19	4	24
5	Osasuna	13	6	3	4	17	20	-3	21
6	Athletic Bilbao	13	5	5	3	19	13	6	20
7	Real Betis Betis	13	5	5	3	14	12	2	20
8	Real Sociedad	13	5	3	5	11	10	1	18
9	Mallorca	13	5	3	5	10	10	0	18
10	Girona Girona	13	5	3	5	16	17	-1	18
11	Celta Vigo	13	5	2	6	20	22	-2	17
12	Rayo Vallecano	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Sevilla	13	4	3	6	12	18	-6	15
14	Leganes	13	3	5	5	13	16	-3	14
15	Alaves Alaves	13	4	1	8	14	22	-8	13
16	Las Palmas Las Palmas	13	3	3	7	16	22	-6	12
17	Getafe	13	1	7	5	8	11	-3	10
18	Espanyol	12	3	1	8	11	22	-11	10
19	Real Valladolid Valladolid	13	2	3	8	10	25	-15	9
20	Valencia	11	1	4	6	8	17	-9	7