Last Saturday's installment of El Clasico - the fiery rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid - was found wanting for individual brilliance in its 1-1 draw, but an old Barca favourite is reviving the magic in the Qatari version of that clash.
Xavi, now 36 years young, dispatched an inch-perfect free-kick in Al Sadd's 5-0 Stars League win for Al Rayyan on Wednesday, rolling back the years to his glittering 17 years at Barcelona and 133 caps for Spain.