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Analizar la actualidad del Barça en estos últimos años se ha convertido en una suerte…
The numbers 2 and 8 took a step further in their quest for worldwide relevance when these 2 sides last met in the year of the pandemic. For the average Barça fan, those are memories they would rather leave in the past.
Last August, Leo Messi rocked the football world with his request to leave Barça, the club of his life, to seek pastures new. On the back of yet another European humiliation, this time an unprecedented 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter final, it was perhaps expected. Rumours had been brewing since July 2020 that Messi did not intend to renew his contract, and it only made sense that the disaster in Lisbon accelerated that desire to leave in 2021 to a desire to jump ship immediately.
As the curtain closes on 2020, FC Barcelona, like much of mankind, will attest to the darkness this year has brought. The Catalan club end the year 6th in the league’s standings, without a president, crippled by debt, and uncertain of what the future holds. The question that had been on many’s minds over the last few years has been unerringly emphasized to all by 2020: Is there a path for Barça back to the top of the pile of behemoth European clubs?
Both FC Barcelona & Real Madrid have started the season with inconsistent results, and there are definitely questions to be asked of both teams in terms of their tactical shapes as well as personnel choices ahead of this season’s first El Clásico.
A new season begins on Sunday evening for the Blaugrana, what should we expect from them?
FC Barcelona is going to define the situation of eight of its players this week….
The last few days have been very hectic in Barcelona. A new coach is here, and he needs the Culés to support him and keep believing. They need each other — he should be welcomed warmly.
The Cantabrian is expected to depart the Camp Nou ahead of next season, following a dismal campaign since replacing Ernesto Valverde at the Barça helm.
