Gavi and Dani Ceballos do not share the best relationship on the field at the club level. Playing for rival sides, the tension in the air is always high when the two meet. Less than a week after the last Clasico, however, the duo found themselves in a strange situation.

The Barcelona youngster dirtily pushed the Real Madrid star on the middle of the field with the ball nowhere in the picture and went unpunished for his action. The incident left a bitter taste in Los Blancos’ dressing room, for many felt his behaviour was unsportsmanlike.

The history between the two players does not end there. One remembers the meeting between Barcelona and Real Madrid in January during the Spanish Super Cup when the Real Madrid star pulled Gavi’s hair in the middle of the field.

Newly appointed La Roja manager Luis de la Fuente pushed the midfielders to talk out their differences during their first day in the camp to unite the squad. Earlier today, he provided an update on the dynamic between the two players in question who were now teammates.

“Ceballos and Gavi have shown exceptional human quality. They are going to give their lives for each other,” he told the press ahead of Spain’s game against Norway, as quoted by RFEF.

Both Gavi and Ceballos are expected to start against Norway at the weekend, especially given the absence of big names like Pedri. Given that their games in the international break are qualifiers for the Euros, they must look to work together on the field and bury the hatchet between them.

The Spanish youngsters will return to club duty after the National setup’s game against Scotland on Tuesday night and face off just over a week later when Barcelona and Real Madrid face off in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal.

Ceballos is not expected to start El Clasico with players like Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni and Luka Modric seemingly better placed. Yet, his involvement off the bench is close to non-negotiable.