I think that the type of team that Barcelona have become at the moment, this team can stand up against any strong team and have the ability to secure victory. I am very confident that the Barcelona team will do great things in La Liga this season.
We are all confident also until you see either injuries or points loss vs a team like Granada.. Next games for Barcelona are quite difficult. Athletic Bilbao is hard opponent when it comes to top teams matches. Real Madrid by the end of the month and after a challenging match is another level of difficulty. Real Sociedad just after make things worse for them. If Barcelona succeed in all these matches they will be first for good, otherwise any point loss, especially vs Real Madrid will make things very bad..
Barcelona often drop points against smaller teams. This season they have dropped points against Granada, Mallorca and Getafe. And all three teams are outside the top 10 of the points table. Granada and Mallorca have won just one match this season. Barcelona lost points against such weak teams. Barcelona played well and won against big teams like Villarreal, Sevilla and Real Betis. I think we will see a good performance from Barcelona in the upcoming matches as well. Barcelona will play three consecutive matches against Athletic Club, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. The opponents in all three matches are very tough. Even so, I expect Barcelona to pick up full points in all three matches.
Barcelona has suffered more defeats than necessary against smaller teams this season, yes, it is true that important players were not in these matches, especially the absence of only Lewandowski in the team puts their offensive organization in a very bad situation.
Barcelona is very big, they have to think of alternatives to everything, otherwise they will lose the race with Real Madrid this season. Towards the end of the season, they may be looking for points from the matches they lost. Real Madrid and Girona have achieved a lot of stability and are standing strong.