BEST DUO | Xavi and Iniesta: The Art of Midfield Mastery

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Sometimes, a story doesn't always have a neat and logical conclusion. Occasionally, it ends in a perplexing and puzzling manner. Such was the case with the final chapter of the Xavi and Andrés Iniesta story.
For years, these two footballers exchanged passes back and forth on the pitch, as if the most significant matches of the century were merely their personal table tennis game, played to distract themselves. However, in their last encounter together on the football field, they failed to complete a single pass to each other.
It happened during the first leg of the 2014/15 Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Barcelona was already leading 2-0 when Xavi came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, replacing Ivan Rakitić. During the remaining time until Iniesta was substituted by Rafinha five minutes later, the two midfield maestros, the masters of passing in modern football, did not exchange a single pass. It would have been a fitting ending for there to be one final exchange between their remarkable feet during their last appearance together. But it never happened.
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