Xavi's coronation in El Clasico, as ruthless Barca embarrass Real on their soil

Forgive us if this is not the first time we say it, but Xavi's new Barca is the next big thing in football. Period.

They're thrilling, confident, perfectly guided and anything but tedious - a pure fun to watch! Of course, if you're not a Real Madrid fan since newly reborn Barcelona demolished them in the 248th El Clasico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 4-0 on Sunday night. They scored four, and it could have easily been 7 or 8! No, we're not exaggerating.

It was a tactical masterpiece directed by the young Blaugrana coach, whose meticulous setup and game's strategy proved quintessential. Barca dominated the pitch and possession like the Guardiola's one did years ago, with Xavi himself in the lineup.

Boom, boom, boom, boom! That was the match we witnessed straight from the kick-off with only one team present on the turf, dancing with the ball, creating a whole bag of chances, scoring goals, restoring tiki-taka embellished with some clinical backheel passing and much much more.

It was a sheer pleasure to watch the boys in yellow as they bagged a two at each half for one of the most brutal El Clasico wins in the recent past.

The man of the match was probably resurrected Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The former Gunners' captain nailed a brace and added a breath-taking backheel assist to prove his move to Barca was the move of his career. He was even close to scoring a hat-trick within 60 minutes, but his close-range effort went wide.

That, however, wasn't the case early in the first half, as he fired a perfect header following Dembele's cross from the right. The same guy - Dembele - notched another assist for the visitor's second, finding Araujo in the heart of the area, who recreated Auba's accuracy to silence the home crowd.

Clueless hosts were unable to strike back without injured Benzema, who was there to save them against PSG. This time there was no saviour for Carlo Ancelotti, who opted for Camavinga to restore some balance as he came in after the break.

Alas, instead of a comeback, it was a further, ruthless tear down of the Royals who conceded two more in the span of five minutes.

As mentioned, Auba's charming pass found Ferran Torres for 3-0, and the ex-Arsenal forward put the cherry on top with that fourth.

Sure, with 12 points less than their tonight's rivals, it's almost impossible to see Barca as a contender for the La Liga title. But even if that championship train is long gone, the future is nothing but bright for Xavi and his peers.

This team is perfectly organized, from head to toe, well-balanced in terms of players' age and skills, and are thriving with their peak yet to come.

In less than five months, Xavi Hernandez has managed to change the entire Barca's DNA. And we're delighted to see what's next when it comes to Camp Nou's outfit.

LA LIGA - ROUND 29

Friday

Athletic Club - Getafe 1-1 (1-1)

/Berchiche 29 - Unal 3/

Saturday

Deportivo Alaves - Granada 2-3 (0-0)

/Escalante 52, Vallejo 57 - Escudero 50, Puertas 77, Suarez 87/

Elche - Valencia 0-1 (0-0)

/Guedes 50/

Osasuna - Levante 3-1 (1-0)

/Avila 44, Budimir 57, Brasanac 64 - Marti 76/

Rayo Vallecano - Atletico Madrid 0-1 (0-0)

/Koke 49/

Sunday

Espanyol - Mallorca 1-0 (1-0)

/De Tomas 42/

Cadiz - Villareal 1-0 (0-0)

/Sobrino 90/

Celta - Betis 0-0

Sevilla - Sociedad 0-0

Real Madrid - Barcelona 0-4 (0-2)

/Aubameyang 29, 51, Araujo 37, Torres 47/