Barcelona has shown impressive performance since the beginning of the season and even they performed extraordinarily when facing big teams such as Bilbao and Madrid, but indeed their performance should be doubtful when facing small teams that they should be able to beat easily, I actually see that Barcelona performance declined after Dani Olmo problems emerged, Because before the emergence of these problems, Barcelona appeared quite consistently in every match, is it possible if these problems are a factor in Barcelona's current poor performance?
The inconsistency that has occurred in the last few games has left them behind Madrid, so I think if Hansi Flick does not find a solution soon then they will most likely be out of the race for the La Liga title this season.
After watching the matches against Real Madrid and Real Betis, I was fully optimistic that Barcelona would return to La Liga with a great form. But even after a long break, Barcelona is back to its previous form. I don't understand their problem at all, why do they perform so badly against smaller teams after dominating and winning matches against strong teams? They are now fighting or struggling for the 3rd position in the points table. A team that was at the top of the points table is struggling to hold on to the 3rd position! This really surprises me.
The points table in La Liga has now become a bit competitive. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will fight for the top position and Atletico Club and Barcelona will fight for the 3rd position. The gap between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is 2 points. Although Atletico Madrid was ahead of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid lost in the end and fell slightly behind in the race for the top spot. Barcelona and Atletico Club are tied for 39 points in 3rd and 4th place. Barcelona is ahead in 3rd place due to Barcelona's lead in GD. One of them will be eliminated from this competition by losing a match.
In the 20th week we were surprised by Atletico Madrid's defeat to Leganes. Unexpectedly, Leganes was able to stop Atletico Madrid's previous unbeaten winning record, which was 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. They did have to lose points in that match which made their position at the top of the standings have to be shifted by Real Madrid. On the other hand, Real Madrid who previously had to suffer defeat in the Spanish Super Cup seems to be starting to forget about it and is more focused on how to continue their position at the top of the standings until the end of the season.
As for Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, they collected the same points, namely 39 points. and it seems that Barcelona's consistency is again shaken, and if this can continue until the next few matches, maybe their position in 3rd place in the standings will be shifted in the near future.