Barcelona has disappointed its supporters after the poor results achieved in the last match, the defeat against Villarreal was never predicted because the visitors performance was in poor condition. Xavi, as the person most responsible for making the decision for Barcelona collapse in performance, has decided to quit his job after this season ends. Barcelona must try to recover from its downturn against Osasuna, its position in fourth place is starting to become unsafe after losing three points to Villarreal. Victory is Barcelona goal in this match to secure its position, but Osasuna has already found a way out of Barcelona weaknesses after conceding five goals to Villarreal.
It will be quite difficult for Barcelona to secure a top four position this season because the Athletic Club team is also very close to Barcelona at the moment. So it could be quite possible for Barcelona to be eliminated from the top four positions if in this week's match Barcelona loses again to Osasuna. Apart from that, it is still possible for Real Sociedad to catch up with Barcelona if they continue to rise and Barcelona continues to decline this season so this is quite sacred for Barcelona this season.
Moreover, because there is a newcomer team in the top four in this season about Girona then yes, that factor also certainly makes Barcelona not have a safe place at this time. Because yes, obviously I think that Bilbao is also currently in a good trend and not inferior to Barcelona. Therefore, it is indeed difficult for Barcelona to maintain its position in the top four, because the team below Barcelona this moment like Bilbao and Real Sociedad will also continue to provide pressure and threats to Barcelona in the La Liga top zone standings this season.
Personally I don't think Barcelona are in the top four of the points table. Athletic Bilbao are playing pretty well that's right. However, despite Barcelona's performance being somewhat erratic, this team is strong. And I think they will be in the top four of the table. Barcelona are 2 points ahead of Athletic Bilbao with one match less played. If Barcelona can strengthen their defense a bit, I believe their overall performance will be regular. Xavi should now try to strengthen Barcelona's defence. And changing Barcelona's match tactics. Barcelona is a strong team, I guess at the end of the season we will see Barcelona third in the table.