Barça’s European successes and the Club’s great paradox, by Xavier Bosch

Barça handball won at the Flensburg court (29-33) and is one step away from qualifying for the Final Four for yet another year. The team of Charles Ortega He came out yesterday in steamroller mode and cemented the victory in the early stages of the match. They were, perhaps, his best minutes of the season. Each attack was perfect, the defense anticipated everything and the goalkeeper, Gonzalo Perez de Vargas, stopped up to seven shots in the first ten minutes. Hence, a partial of 2-9 that despaired the noisy local fans. It will be necessary to round off the tie at the Palau to reach the Final Four in Cologne. In other words, the team is already two and a half steps away from winning the European Cup. Like the basketball team, already qualified for the Belgrade finals. Futsal has already been European Champion and Barça women’s football team will play the Champions League final in Turin on the 21st.

In other words, it has been shown for yet another year that Barça is the best multi-sports club in the world. And it is also clear that between the heritage of the past and the nuances of improvement of current managers, there is a tendency towards competitive excellence. And then comes the big question: if work has been done so well in all the professional sports at the club, why does it seem that in football, which is the basic and essential aspect of the Club, management has been erratic, with some frog signings and too many failed decisions? If he has used all five senses to do things well in all areas, why is football so far from the goals?