Kafin wasan, kocin Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson ya yaba da haɗin tsakiya na tsakiya na Xavi da Andrés Iniesta, yana cewa, "Ba na tsammanin Xavi da Iniesta sun taba ba da kwallon a rayuwarsu. Sun sa ka a kan wannan carousel kuma suna iya barin ka dizzy. "An zabi Xavi a matsayin" mafi kyawun dan wasan tsakiya na UEFA Champions League "don gudunmawar da ya bayar a lokacin nasarar gasar zakarun Turai ta Barcelona 2008-09. Xavi ya kasance mafi kyawun mai taimakawa a La Liga tare da 20, kuma a gasar zakarun Turai, tare da 7; ya sami tallafi 29 a wannan kakar. Xavi yana karkashin yarjejeniyar Barça a 2014 bayan ya kara kwantiraginsa a lokacin sabuwar kakar.
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