Some stranges games today, Barca and Sevilla making a mess.
How now can the team head into the Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Madrid during the midweek with high spirit ? it's already bad enough that the team is plagued with one injury or the other, playing with a low morale or depleted team spirit is the last thing Barcelona can afford right now, or they could go as far as even losing this the league despite being in a commanding position. Whoa, I totally missed that result! Hope the odds weren't too crazy for Almeria, or I'd be in regret mode now. Seems like United didn't just beat the stuffing out of them, but the spirit. Atletico already did a huge favour and this is how they repay them.
Absolutely right now that the momentum's turned in the next El Clasico... Real's Whatsapp group apparently got new life after the result (Daily Mail, don't ask me why I read that!).
The odd as expected were in favour of Barcelona, but not on the extreme, I think Almeria was offered about 6 odds or there about, so I'm not sure that would have been tempting enough to back the underdogs in this case, given they were on 3 game losing streak themselves as well.
I think Xavi is partially responsible for the loss, he totally undermined Almeria and it came back hunting him, he had players like Raphinha, Jules Kounde and co on the bench, and went with a formation that would dominate the entire ball possession rather than been terrific in attack and on the break, it worked out pretty well for him, Barcelona had at least 72% of the ball, but had just a single shot on goal, mission accomplished in the end right ?
