Barcelona have won four of their last five matches in La Liga but have lost their last match. A Barcelona defeat means a chance for Real Madrid to take over the top of the points table. The way Barcelona performed against Real Madrid as well as the way Barcelona dominated in other matches, I expected Barcelona to win this match too, but the Catalan club proved us all wrong by losing 1-0 against Real Sociedad. But of course they won't worry too much about losing this match as they are already at the top of the points table with relatively few points more than Real Madrid now just focus on their next match and everything will be fine.
Occasionally if you experience defeat it is normal, especially since you could say Barca did not field all of its core players. Lamine Yamal's absence affected the match against Sociedad, after all they only lost by a narrow score. I'm sure Flick knows what he has to do in the match later when his team starts the match again, especially considering Fermin Lopez's performance placed on the wing is not so ideal. If Yamal still has to be absent, there will be a rotation carried out by Flick so that his team can play optimally again. For now Barca is still at the top of La Liga with a 6-point lead over Madrid, but El Real has one postponed match to reduce the points difference. Flick also said that he did not mind the defeat to Sociedad and his current focus is on restoring the performance of his team. I suspect Flick will rotate some of his players, especially those who fill Lamine Yamal's position if he is still absent. The next opponent is Celta in La Liga, Brest in the Champions League qualifiers. At least, theoretically Flick can return his team to winning ways again. Likewise with Madrid, their opponents in La Liga are not a strong team in terms of team depth. Even though some players are injured, Madrid is still the favorite team. In the UCL, it seems that Don Carlo will use his energy so that his team can get points even in away games. Well, I suspect there will be no change in points, whether it's Barca or Real Madrid in La Liga. Maybe the next matches will be more interesting, especially if Barca slips again. Maybe with that, El Real can close in on Barcelona's position with a narrower points difference.