We’re best in the world says Xavi

Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by The Sun

PROUD BOAST ... Barca ace Xavi

BARCELONA maestro Xavi last night warned Chelsea they have to beat the best team on the planet to get to the Champions League final.

The Blues host the reigning champs in the first leg of their semi-final tomorrow.

And Spanish World Cup winner Xavi said: “We’re enjoying the title of best team in the world, which is not a label we put on ourselves but it is a level we have reached on the pitch.”

“Every Barcelona fan knows what it took for us to get here.

“Years without titles, with great efforts but without reward.”

The Catalan giants are out to become the first team ever to retain the Champions League.

Xavi, 32, said: “We can’t stop. We don’t want to stop, neither the players nor the people that support us.

“We are enjoying a golden era with exquisite football and spectacular victories, achieving feats that had never been reached, like winning two Club World Cups.”

Writing in a special introduction to the book Barca emociones, the midfielder added: “Behind all this there is a united dressing room, made up of people who grew up in this club and feel it is their home.

“We feel the colors of this club more than anyone and we live the dream of our lives, with a group of enthusiastic coaches and we preparing us so that we always give the best of ourselves.

“There’s talent, strength, commitment, dedication, enthusiasm and pride.”