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Things are beginning to look really bad for fc Barcelona. First of all that exit from the champions league in the group stages and then the defeat to Real Madrid in the super cup finals was not really a big hit even though most people expected it.
A loss to Bilbao in the quarter final of the copa dey rey would ultimately mean that their chances of winning any silver ware this season has just gone down the drain. Considering they are a long way from Real Madrid who are in the first position and they keep on loosing vital points in the league to teams you will expect them to beat comfortably.
After their wonderful display against Real Madrid in the super cup semi-final most people and fans were excited because they didn’t think fc Barcelona could actually play so well against a strong Real Madrid side and then even take them to extra time. But for me it was not surprising that they did that.
These days when you are playing against Real Madrid they will give you chances and that’s what they use and bate other teams, simply because of the pace they have in the midfield and upfront they will allow you to attack and then they will try and hit you on the counter. And considering how good Barcelona are when it comes to keeping the ball and making short passes I was convinced that was the only was to beat them .
Rather surprisingly Bilbao use a low block and then they are so good on the transition. They make sure to cover all the loop holes which the opposition can use against them and then try to catch them out when they have the ball. They have no time for giving short passes, all they know is to move towards the oppositions pole. They came into the game knowing they Barcelona will try to play their way out of there press and move forward quickly and then cycle the ball back when they have no where to go. So Bilbao studied them rather carefully and then went at them with pace.
It came to me as no surprise when they conceded the first goal in a rather surprising fashion. Iker Munian was the scorer of an absolute bizarre goal which left everyone stuffed in the first 3 minutes of the game. He was played in by Neco William and instead of looking for a team make he decided to look for the far post where no one else thought he could score a goal form there.
Barcelona equalised through a brilliant Goal from their new signing Ferran Torres in the first half and then went down to 2-1 in the second half through a set piece which was in the 86th minute but Barcelona was able to take the game to extra time through Pedri’s equaliser and then ultimately went on and lost it in the extra time through a penalty.
There seems to be more problems for Barcelona as they have lost Fati to an injury and have also lost Pedri to an injury and their are not able to even defend set pieces. I don’t see things turning around anytime soon but more disgrace and disappointments.
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