Xavi was right, Real Madrid do have 1,000 lives Real Madrid They can never be ruled out

Real Madrid are joint-top of the LaLiga Santander table along with Athletic Club, after winning 1-0 away at Sevilla on Sunday night.

Despite the crisis talk that followed their midweek Champions League defeat, Los Blancos went out and collected three points against one of the continent's in-form teams.

For Xavi Hernandez, this won't have come as a surprise as he spoke about never ruling Real Madrid out in a recent interview with MARCA.

"I've seen it so many times," Xavi stated.

"Real Madrid have 1,000 lives.

"What happened last year is an illusion.

"They'll fight for everything again, I'm sure of it."

By winning at Sevilla, Real Madrid really have put themselves in the driver's seat in the title race.

Not for the first time, they went into a match that many expected them to struggle in and emerged with a victory.