Well at least after all this time they are struggling with conditions that are not very good finally they can reach second place and managed to shift Girona with a one point gap. But it is only temporary for now because looking at the current situation even though Barcelona now occupies second place but still it is not too threatening if in the end Girona is able to get 3 points in the match they will do in 2 days.
Fortunately, Girona's current condition, which is still not very good, certainly provides a slightly greater hope for Barcelona because seeing from what is happening now Girona seems to be starting to falter and begin to be broken, which makes Barcelona's hopes of maintaining second place still exist because by hoping Girona loses again, they can remain in that position.
It's just that in this case I don't think it will be easy. Girona are indeed a club that seems ordinary but they will definitely strive to restore their position because it would be a shame if from the beginning of the season they were extraordinary but towards the end of the season they returned to after their factory with a performance that seemed ordinary.
The last 3 games have not been very good and against Rayo they should at least be able to get 3 points if indeed Girona want to put themselves as an outstanding club this season.
The financial situation of Barcelona at some moment didn't require an irrational spending. It required careful consideration and study too. Barcelona needed to get out of the situation fast and so they didn't n't dare trade their chances. They had eyes on some players who are or will also be willing to join them but they just couldn't squeeze out that funds because it'd have led to another jeopardy. It was so sad that for the time being, they were left with just free transfer options or low budgeted players. Adding a high rated player in the team also meant a careful study of his salary incentives and finding a plan that would befit this player and I don't think any player of that stance, would want his salary structure reviewed. The best thing for Barcelona was just endurance whilst finding quick means out of the situation so they'd be back to acquiring the best guys in the game.
Well in as much as they were battled with that magnitude of setback as a team, the Spanish side still strived towards gaining good game results which also fueled their progress and performances in competitions to come. I won't say they did extremely well so far in the endeavors this season as definitely they had times of good news and good results and also times where they fell short of victory which was a negative effect to their journey so far this season. There's still a a few weeks left to the end of the season, they can still make a wholesome difference, though Real Madrid and Girona would give a difficult time, they can also work towards staying in good shape for the UCL tournament games too and we'd see how good, well and far they'd go as weeks go by.