CAMP NOU, BARCELONA—It's rare that Lionel Messi can score two goals for Barcelona and nobody cares. Cristiano Ronaldo out-did the Argentine at the Santiago Bernabeu with a hat-trick, and no Barca fan cared about that either.
Because this was Xavi's day—from the start of it, with the photo-calls outside, where fans could have their picture snapped with a mural of the legendary midfielder, to the end, with Xavi delivering a speech to the Camp Nou with tears in his eyes.
The 35-year-old captained Barcelona in his 505th and final appearance in La Liga before his move to Qatari side Al-Sadd.
Before the game, fans rolled a huge banner down the lateral stand with a message reading "6raciesXavi" for his 17 wonderful seasons in Barcelona's first team.
