The Dawn of the Golden Years

Possibly, the image that best expresses Jordi Alba's image of fullness these days is that of his flight in the Sevilla game to spectacularly finish off a volley to the crossbar. An action that defines a moment of trust and that corresponds to the lateral data. With his great goal in Pamplona, ​​a missile that recalled his times as a midfielder or forward in his early days at La Masia, Alba was placed with five goals this season. Three have been in LaLiga and two, the saviors of the Cup in Granada.

It is clear that Alba has taken the season as a personal revenge. Indicated along with Busquets and Suárez as the main responsible for the fall of Lisbon (2-8), as well as the debacle of Liverpool, where he had a weak performance, Alba has turned the current of opinion that saw him already amortized at Barça. The winger not only maintains his offensive performance, he has also improved in defense, especially in terms of concentration. He still suffers with extremes of physical presence (read Kean on PSG day), but he has more than compensated with good days for some defensive deficiencies that, deep down, have accompanied him throughout his career.

Alba's five goals are equal to the best figure he had achieved as a Barça player. It was in the 2012-13 season, one of his golden seasons after showing off with the National Team at Euro 2012 with that unforgettable goal in the final against Italy. The Selection, yes, another of his great obsessions. Luis Enrique is running out of arguments not to call himself. His rivals, read Reguilón, have lowered the point, and he is on a rocket. Funny football. He began to distance himself from Luis Enrique when he left him on the bench to play 3-5-2 in the famous 6-1 match against PSG. With Koeman he is playing at a very high level with that system. Alba is back at the top.