Barcelona midfielder believes Madrid media is running an agenda against the player

Despite losing the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique and others over the last few years, El Clasico remains arguably the most intense game in European football.

The two sides are not only make it a point to leave it all on the pitch in terms of the football alone, but it also often racks up a physical dispute or two.

One of the latest players to be involved in one of these was Barcelona’s Gavi.

This started with Barcelona’s 3-1 win in the Spanish Super Cup final earlier this season, when Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos was seen pulling Gavi’s hair.

While Gavi did not particularly react to it at the moment, the two were involved in another altercation later in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at the Camp Nou before the international break.

As Ceballos stepped on Robert Lewandowski’s foot while jogging, Gavi came to avenge his teammate and pushed his compatriot to the ground.

The two players made up during the international break while on duty with Spain, according to coach Luis de la Fuente.

Since then, there have been a ton of reports stating that Madrid players are angry at Gavi’s behaviour on the pitch. They believe there is a certain difference between competitiveness and unruly actions.

Moreover, there were also reports yesterday claiming that the RFEF were furious at Gavi’s conduct during the break. This ‘news’ was broken by a certain Sergio Santos, who is known to have a friendly relationship with Ceballos.

Now, Helena Condis reports that Gavi’s entourage believe that Madrid media is running campaigns against him. They are annoyed by the rumours regarding his attitude as they are not true.

RFEF has zero concerns regarding the same, as has been reported earlier.

Barcelona are set to face Real Madrid for the fifth and last El Clasico of the season in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The Catalans currently have the upper hand in the clash, having won the first leg 0-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.