"Barcelona" defender Xavi, giving an interview to the British newspaper "Daily Mail", revealed that the best matches of his career were against Madrid's "Real" team, when the Catalans crushed the royal club in front of their fans. "Throughout my career, I have played a lot of matches, but one I will remember for a lifetime is when we defeated the "Real" club by a score of 5-0. It was an incredible feeling. You can't even imagine what the atmosphere was like in the locker room after the match," said the 32-year-old footballer. Moments and goals from the match crushing defeat of Madrid's "Real" at the "Camp Nou" stadium The Spanish national team player also revealed the worst moment he experienced in football: "When I found out that Eric Abidal was diagnosed with liver cancer, I couldn't believe it, it was very painful for me. He is my friend, whom I highly value." During the interview, the player also recalled moments from the World Cup triumph: "It is a great honor for me to call myself a World Cup champion. An indescribable feeling when you lift the World Cup trophy, that's exactly what I experienced." Xavi is considered one of the best defenders in the world. Throughout his career at Barcelona, the footballer played 650 matches, made 101 assists, and scored 77 goals."
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