Barça’s performance in the League in 2021 has been exceptional. The numbers of the Blaugrana team are almost perfect: 37 points out of 39 possible, with 12 victories and only one draw (against Cádiz) in 13 games. More could not be asked for. They are undoubtedly champion records. Barça’s problem was the last quarter of 2020: he wandered aimlessly, still groggy from the humiliating KO in the Champions League against Bayern, and gave Atlético a lot of advantage. Fortunately, the reaction from Koeman’s team has been spectacular. And now he’s a serious, very serious, title contender. I’d say the big favorite. Especially after last night’s defeat by the rojiblancos in Seville. The Dutch coach has given the team personality. He has managed to recover psychologically sunken footballers. He has bet (with great success) by young and talented kids. And it has managed that Messi, who in August was more outside than inside, once again be the undisputed leader that Barça needs. This perfect combination has led to a comeback that, indeed, has not yet concluded. Barça must maintain its victorious streak if it wants all the effort made in these first three months of the year to end up having its well-deserved reward. You have to continue with maximum concentration. And in the same spirit. Starting tonight, in the match against Valladolid.
The national team break has been, without a doubt, a setback for a Barça that had caught a frenetic pace. But there is no one to stop this team. The best football version of the Blaugranas has arrived at the best moment, with the classic and the Cup final just around the corner. Madrid and Athletic will put to the test the real options of winning a double that at the end of last year seemed like an impossible dream. The Barça, of the hand of Koeman, has managed to escape of the nightmare in which it was immersed. The sports crisis seems overcome (although the squad still needs many adjustments) at the same time that the institutional illusion returns with President Laporta. We all feared a long journey through the desert and we have entered an oasis of victories.
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