Last season, Barcelona was actually not a team competing for the title, even though they performed stable or not too bad, in fact we only saw fierce competition between Girona and Real Madrid at the top of the standings. Even though at the end of the season Barcelona was able to take second place as their finishing place, in the middle of the season it was Girona that attracted the attention of many people last season.
It is undeniable that from the beginning of the season until the end of the season this time it was Girona who took the role that Barcelona always did in the competition for trophies because it was indeed less than optimal and less consistent Barcelona with the many problems that happened to them this season.
Some injured players and financial conditions plus the uncertain situation of Laporta and Xavi have made their performance neglected.
Even though they already had a good situation when Xavi could do his job well by giving the previous La Liga trophy but because of some problems that occurred, their performance decline was quite pronounced this season.