The problem is not Barça

1. Barça is one night away from the Copa del Rey final, two knockout rounds away from the Champions League final, and nine games away from winning La Liga. Hansi Flick, in fact, said, both in the locker room and in the press, that the most important title is La Liga. And he's well on his way to winning it in his first year in charge. Barça, after thrashing Girona, are top of the table, three points ahead of Real Madrid, and have the advantage. goal average in favor of the Whites, and Ancelotti's men must come to Lluís Companys. Football-wise, nothing should cause them to suffer. The team is well-oiled and, in 2025, has become addicted to winning. All the players have a plan in mind, combining speed and efficiency with the ball at their feet, and when they don't have it, they bite like wolves to get it back as quickly as possible. The enthusiasm of the handful of youngsters at La Masia, the maturity of two Poles on form, and the form of some stars who would be wanted in any team—Pedri, De Jong, Kounde, Raphinha, Ferran—mean that, for now, no team plays more fun than Barça in Europe. The number of goals this season (139 in 45 games), on the way to a record, is evidence of this. The fact that the last defeat came in 2024 is another example of the competitiveness of this team that has brought laughter back to Barcelona fans. Even when a player is injured, his replacement makes his absence almost unnoticeable. It happened with Casadó in place of Bernal. Or with Szczesny in place of Ter Stegen. And when Fermín comes in for Olmo, he turns games around.

Barça is one night away from the Copa del Rey final, two knockout rounds away from the Champions League final, and nine games away from winning La Liga. Hansi Flick, in fact, said, both in the locker room and in the press, that the most important title is La Liga. And he's well on his way to winning it in his first year in charge.

Barça, after thrashing Girona, are top of the table, three points ahead of Real Madrid, and have the advantage. in favor of the Whites, and Ancelotti's men must come to Lluís Companys. Football-wise, nothing should cause them to suffer.

The team is well-oiled and, in 2025, has become addicted to winning. All the players have a plan in mind, combining speed and efficiency with the ball at their feet, and when they don't have it, they bite like wolves to get it back as quickly as possible. The enthusiasm of the handful of youngsters at La Masia, the maturity of two Poles on form, and the form of some stars who would be wanted in any team—Pedri, De Jong, Kounde, Raphinha, Ferran—mean that, for now, no team plays more fun than Barça in Europe.

The number of goals this season (139 in 45 games), on the way to a record, is evidence of this. The fact that the last defeat came in 2024 is another example of the competitiveness of this team that has brought laughter back to Barcelona fans. Even when a player is injured, his replacement makes his absence almost unnoticeable.

It happened with Casadó in place of Bernal. Or with Szczesny in place of Ter Stegen. And when Fermín comes in for Olmo, he turns games around.

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