Quote from: mamesso on Today at 04:27:30 AM

Quote from: Wiwo on December 25, 2023, 05:59:46 PM

Quote from: Fuso.hp on December 25, 2023, 05:49:49 PM

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I agree with you, Barcelona won the last season La liga beating even stronger team's like Real Madrid to top the league, which was a good performance and to keep to that trends, there is a need to further ride on the record and performance better than the last season, but truly this season, Barcelona have not really shown any level pf consistency in their performance and in the last few matches, it has become clear that the club is struggling in this season much more than the last season when their we're able to win the league title.

Most of the time, is either they play draw game or even lose to their opponents in this season.

This season Barcelona failed to maintain their performance like last season, even though they qualified for the round of 16 as group winners, but their performance has not satisfied everyone. Barcelona substandard performance this season has made some fans doubt the ability of the team managed by Xavi to repeat the success of last season. They were lucky to be able to qualify for the round of 16 as group winners because they would meet runners-up from other groups.

Napoli who are their opponents, are also in decline, due to not being able to maintain their performance like last season, Napoli is experiencing difficulties in Serie A and UCL. Barcelona may be able to advance to the quarter-finals after eliminating Napoli, but there is no guarantee of going to the next round if there are no major changes in their performance.

But aren't you mixing up two competitions here? Regarding La Liga, Barcelona was doing way better last season and their defense was particularly strong compared to the rest of the league. But in the Champions League they failed to advancd to the next round. Yes the group was easier this season, but they did make it and now we will see what their overall condition is. In La Liga it is not what anyone would have hoped for and I don't see a lot of potential for them to improve.

Napoli has its own set of struggles and this is what may ignite some hope within them. But Napoli is still Napoli and we will see one team that is in bad shape getting confirmed as one of the losers of this season.