Barcelona had a great opportunity to increase the gap with Real Madrid and increase their chances of maintaining their top position. However, Barcelona unexpectedly failed to do so. The first half of the match looked like Barcelona would win the match easily, but the final result was completely different. Both teams performed well in the match. Although Barcelona is ahead in terms of possession, they are behind Real Betis in terms of attack.
There is a big difference between Barcelona at the beginning of the season and Barcelona today. This may be due to the injuries of some of their key players. However, I think the injuries of the players are just an excuse. The coach must plan with the current players in his team and create unity among them.
So sad to see Barcelona situation changes suddenly. They were world class club for about five games and then suddenly slipped back into Barca of Xavi era because I don't understand how they keep control of every game smashing teams for fun and only to fall this bad. They are still two points clear ahead of Madrid but Madrid have the ability to go on a better run than Barcelona is currently doing despite that they are also struggling. Winning their outstanding match will automatically put them ahead of Barcelona and takeover the table. Hansi Flick is not helping matters with his line up and substitutions. It's normal to lose a game but why Hansi Flick substituting Raphina out and putting in Torress in a time like this? It really a bad decision from the coach.
Yes, it's really a pity because I thought Barcelona was the strongest and hardest working team and I believed it would never be weak but recently they play bad matches, I also feel that Barcelona's bad time has started now. If you see, Barcelona have only drawn matches in the matches, which can be the secret of the hard work of the opposing team. We should not misunderstand Barcelona because of how long they have been showing us their good record. Even if two or four matches go bad, there is nothing to fear. If they play like this in the next matches, it will be an embarrassment for Barcelona. Barcelona's next matches are easy in which they can win but can't say anything about Madrid as they can also beat Barcelona on points but Barcelona will not let that happen because they have worked hard to get to this position.