Quote from: uswa56 on Today at 03:53:15 PM

I don't think this is a good performance from Girona which can hold Barcelona to a draw, in fact this draw is due to Barcelona's poor performance, especially their front line.
I don't understand why Barcelona didn't take advantage of this week to get full points and stay away from Real Madrid in the standings, what a terrible result.

and of course for Girona this result can increase their mentality and also their confidence to look forward to the next matches, but in my opinion this team does not have more motivation because they are currently very safe in the middle of the La Liga standings.

Yes, those are 2 things happening at the same time, Barcelona couldn't be more creative and Girona could apply defensive discipline well. Match statistics say Barcelona made 18 attempts, and only 3 of them managed to lead to goal. Girona was difficult to penetrate in this match and it was very difficult for Barcelona to break through the defense built by the visiting team.
But even though they only got a draw, at the same time Real Madrid had to lose to Villarreal. Indeed, they did not get 3 points, but just 1 additional point was very meaningful for Xavi Hernandez's team in this match.

Next week Real Madrid and Barcelona will face almost the same club. Real Madrid will visit Cadiz (14th in the table), while Barcelona will visit Getafe (15th in the table). Overall, statistically, this match shouldn't be a big problem for Real Madrid and Barcelona, but that's still not a guarantee, because even this week these two teams couldn't achieve maximum results. Now 10 weeks remaining in La Liga, and Barcelona surely they are only a few weeks away from claiming the title, provided they are consistent with wins.