Sad reality. We are simply not among the best teams, sounds from Barcelona – ŠPORT.sk

In recent months, however, it has been a great misery from the point of view of the “Blaugranas”. At the moment, Xavi’s charges are in the seventh place of the Spanish LaLiga with an abysmal 16-point loss to the first Real Madrid, and to make matters worse, they finally said goodbye to the Champions League on Wednesday after a clear 0: 3 loss on Bayern Munich.

Last time Barcelona did not advance from the group part of the most prestigious European club competition more than 20 years ago. In the spring, the Catalans will play “only” in the European League. Many experts think this is one of the biggest falls in sports history.

“Barcelona does not belong to the European League, we belong to the Champions League,” Xavi, a very frustrated coach, said after losing Wednesday.

It was the return of the club legend that meant for many “Blaugranas” fans a hope that their team’s gaming performance might change for the better. However, it is necessary to realize that Xavi is also just a man and not a magician who would be able to turn the situation in the club by 180 degrees by waving a wand. Of the five matches spent on the Barcelona bench as head coach, Xavi has a balanced balance on his account so far – two wins, two losses and one draw.

At present, it is no longer a secret that the Spanish giant is drowning in huge financial problems, which is quite logically reflected in the quality of the staff, which has gone down significantly in recent months. Only the departures of Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi created big holes in the offensive that no one has to pay for.

So far, Barcelona has played 21 duels in all competitions, scoring a poor 25 goals. This is an average of just over one exact hit per match.

The balance of the Catalans in the group part of the Champions League sounds even worse. Barcelona scored only 2 goals in six duels, scoring up to 9. It’s so admirable that with a score of 2: 9, the “Blaugranas” managed to score 7 points.

“It’s the way it’s supposed to be,” he said after the match with Bayern in September Gerard Piqué and continued: “We play for Barcelona, ​​so I don’t want to look for excuses. We’ll see what happens to us at the end of the season. But for me, the most important thing right now is to see those young 18-year-old boys running out on the lawn ready to fight and put everything into it. I hope that the injured teammates will return to us as soon as possible. But I’m sure we can still compete with the best. “

It is really nice that Barcelona this season is trying to give a lot of space to its offspring, who went through the famous La Masia. In Wednesday’s match against Bayern alone, seven footballers under the age of 23 came into play immediately.

However, a team like Barcelona cannot rely only on players like Gavi, Nico, Pedri, Dest, Mingueza, Puig or Demir. In football, experience is at least as important as talent.

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One of the great talents of the Barcelona Academy – Pedri

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“We are simply not among the best teams in Europe right now. That’s the reality, “ Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo sadly commented on the cruel fate. “He did not decide the match with Bayern. We’ve done it before, “he added.

And who is actually responsible for this crisis in the Catalan big club? “The management of the club has not behaved the best in the last few years and that has hurt us,” Pique admitted before the start of this season.

In addition, one of the Catalan dailies recently came up with a big headline on the front page where only two words were written: “Sad reality.”

It is this phrase that perfectly characterizes the current situation in FC Barcelona. One of the most successful football brands in recent decades is experiencing one of the darkest periods in its club history these days, and unfortunately it looks like the Catalans will take several years to get back to the top.