yesterday I thought Barcelona would be able to stop Girona's progress from continuing to be at the top of the La Liga standings, but in fact they had difficulty facing Girona at Girona's home ground, this time the pressure for Xavi is very big. Barcelona's next opponent is Valencia, while Girona will face Alaves, there is a big possibility that Girona will win that match, Girona really has the upper hand.
Barcelona lost their last two match, Even in today match Barcelona lost to a team that is not too strong in the Champions league. Barcelona bad streak must be immediately overcome by Xavi in Laliga because their ranking will be increasingly threatened if they cannot return to their winning ways. Now, speaking of Girona, Of course no one thought they could beat Barcelona with a big score because barcelona is a big team in La Liga with many good quality player such as Lewandowksi and Gundogan. What happened to barcelona this season was none other than the decline in performance of their player such as Lewandowksi and De Jong, Which could also be caused by the storm of injuries that befell their players this season.
Barcelona is currently ranked 4th and the team below them is Bilbao, which is performing increasingly well for break into the top 4 ranking. So, if Barcelona fails in the match against Valencia, They will automatically be even more stressed and the situation can change quite quickly due to criticism from fans for them. I think defending the title this season will be more difficult for Barcelona if you look at their performance so far.
Losing in the Champions League doesn't really mean anything for Barcelona because this club has secured their position to qualify for the round of 16. And in fact Barcelona came out as group winners in first place, followed by Porto who have the same points as Barcelona on goal difference.
However losing to Girona is something that cannot be accepted, especially for Barcelona fans, especially since the match took place at home, of course it was disappointing for the supporters who watched the match, even though I hoped that after beating Atletico Madrid, Barcelona could beat Girona, but instead Barcelona had to suffer defeat with a landslide score from Girona.
If you look at the statistical data, Barcelona should be able to beat Velencia because this club is not very strong, especially as Velencia is not in good condition lately and has experienced 3 defeats from the last 5 matches. I think Barcelona can take advantage of opportunities when Velencia's condition is not good and I am sure Barcelona is capable achieved victory in this match.