Xavi Hernandez has turned the Barça. In the last two months, the top three in LaLiga have been charged with very convincing victories that have left behind those months in which the azulgrana could only cling to two prestigious victories such as the 0-2 to the Juventus on the Champions in October 2020 and 3-0 at Sevilla in the semi-final second leg of extra time Copa del Rey in March 2021. The rest of the duels against the ‘greats’ always ended with disappointments, painful in some cases with rivals like Real Madrid (1-3, 2-1 and 1-2 in the League), PSG (1-4) the Bayern (0-3 and 3-0).
Something or, rather, a lot has changed in a Barça that is no longer at the gates of defeating Madrid as in the ‘semi’ of the Spain Supercup in Saudi Arabia on January 12 (2-3) but has already beaten the whites (0-4 in the Bernabeu) as you did before in the Camp Nou against him Athletic (4-2) and on Sunday, with a misleading score (1-0), against Sevilla. Pedri he did justice with his work of art after cornering the least thrashed defense of LaLiga like you did before Christmas at Pizjuan (1-1) without even counting on the winter reinforcements.
The additions, the return of Pedri and, of course, the hand of Xavi They have translated into a huge start to the year in LaLiga with 29 points out of a possible 33. From the 0-1 to Mallorca that opened the month of January, the Barça he has only yielded two league ties (1-1 in Granada and 2-2 against him Spanish) rising brilliantly to second place, unseating the Sevilla without the Real Madrid can relax in leadership. There are 12 points ahead for the Whites with the Barça-Ray pending for the azulgrana. It could be nine virtual points in the absence of 24 in dispute in the last eight days. Difficult but not impossible for Xavi’s team, already with the Europa League chip, which has the particular ‘goal-average’ in favor compared to Madrid and Sevilla and the general at the moment against Atlético (+28 per +20).
The calendar still contains complicated duels for everyone. The Madrid must visit the Sevilla and to Athletic already immersed in the Champions League with the quarter-final tie against Chelsea and a possible ‘semi’ ante Manchester City O Athleticwhile Barça has to play at home Real society and Betis and, after the Eintrachtwould be seen with Olympic Lyon O West Ham in the Europa League.
In 2021, 46 of 51 until the decisive KO against Granada
There is hardly any margin of error for the Barça but his streak (29 points out of 33) in this 2022, only surpassed by the Liverpool on Europe (31 of 33), bears similarities to 46 of 51 in the first 17 days of 2021 until, the day he could take the lead, he lost to Granada (1-2). That’s where everything began to fade a week and a half after brilliantly winning the Copa del Rey.
BARÇA’S STREAK IN THE 2022 LEAGUE
Mallorca-Barça 0-1
Granada-Barça 1-1
Alaves-Barça 0-1
Barça-At. Madrid 4-2
Espanyol-Barça 2-2
Valencia-Barça 1-4
Barça-Athletic 4-0
Elche-Barça 1-2
Barca-Osasuna 4-0
R. Madrid-Barça 0-4
Barça-Seville 1-0
TOTAL: 29 points out of 33
THE OTHER STREAKS IN EUROPE IN 2022
LIVERPOOL 31 points out of 33
AT. MADRID 28 de 36
NAPLES 27 of 36
MILAN 24 de 33
MANCHESTER CITY 23 de 30
REAL MADRID 23 of 33
BAYERN MUNICH 23 of 33
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 22 of 33
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