Forget Ronaldo vs Messi, the midfield collision of Xabi and Xavi is set to decide a dazzling Champions League semi-final.
Xavi and Xabi, Xabi and Xavi. Xavi Hernández and Xabi Alonso. They are the X-men currently in the midst of their side's midfields and in the thick of an epic in four chapters – a saga in which Barcelona have been left as virtual league champions and Madrid as actual Copa del Rey winners, in which the trophy that matters most, the climax, will be decided over the next 10 days.
It's amazing how Barcelona 'the best in the world' are losing this saga to Real Madrid...