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This season the Barcelona squad is more mature, a number of new players brought in this season are quite experienced players. Even though the start of the league was not very smooth, the team's performance showed mental readiness in the match so that the Blaugrana troops did not give up easily.
Girona has looked very impressive so far and surprised many people, but I'm not so sure they will always be able to appear consistent. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two big powers in La Liga, it is difficult for Girona to surpass these two classic teams.
I actually really regret Barcelona's draw against Mallorca in the last match. Barcelona failed to win that match even though they actually had several good opportunities to get ahead of their opponents, but their players' less than optimal finishing resulted in Barcelona suffering their second draw this season.
Barcelona played badly in defense where Ter Steigen made a mistake, then Barcelona had to lag behind the second goal because the defense was too forward when Mallorca counterattacked. Xavi must improve his team's defensive system so that they don't concede so easily from counter-attack schemes, but if not then there are many bad results that will await Barcelona throughout the season. Girona is a surprise, but it won't last long, trust me.