FC Barcelona return home to Catalunya tomorrow, where they will take on relegation threatened Sporting Gijon at the Camp Nou. For the Blaugrana, a midweek thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor served as a catharsis for their recent troubles, as a sequence of poor results dumped the reigning European champions out of the UEFA Champions League and left their La Liga title defense in a precarious position.
Of course, one single victory wasn’t going to atone for a few disappointing weeks, particularly when that one victory came against a side with very little to play for – but it did bring our slump to a welcome end and with that particular demon somewhat exorcised, we can proceed with salvaging what could still be a highly successful campaign.
Should they manage five more wins this season, Barça will claim the domestic double for the seventh time. Now bear in mind that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have only managed this feat five times in their combined histories and perhaps we can revisit some of those "hot takes" claiming that Barcelona’s season is now destined to be considered a failure. Sure, the defeats to Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid left us feeling dejected, but we can’t let them define our season and cloud our judgement.
Over the course of the past eight months, Barcelona have already lifted two trophies, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. They’ve embarked on a Spanish record 39 game unbeaten streak and they’ve humiliated their eternal rivals in their own backyard, so excuse me if I ask that we focus on all the positives, rather than dwell on a few disappointments. As we witnessed again in midweek, this is a truly special team and they’ll be keen to prove this to the home crowd tomorrow.
Of course, one single victory wasn’t going to atone for a few disappointing weeks, particularly when that one victory came against a side with very little to play for – but it did bring our slump to a welcome end and with that particular demon somewhat exorcised, we can proceed with salvaging what could still be a highly successful campaign.
Should they manage five more wins this season, Barça will claim the domestic double for the seventh time. Now bear in mind that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have only managed this feat five times in their combined histories and perhaps we can revisit some of those "hot takes" claiming that Barcelona’s season is now destined to be considered a failure. Sure, the defeats to Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid left us feeling dejected, but we can’t let them define our season and cloud our judgement.
Over the course of the past eight months, Barcelona have already lifted two trophies, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. They’ve embarked on a Spanish record 39 game unbeaten streak and they’ve humiliated their eternal rivals in their own backyard, so excuse me if I ask that we focus on all the positives, rather than dwell on a few disappointments. As we witnessed again in midweek, this is a truly special team and they’ll be keen to prove this to the home crowd tomorrow.
Enregistrer un commentaire