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As La Liga nears its midway mark, the time is correct to guage how the group is performing beneath Hansi Flick and whether or not the credit score showered on the aspect is warranted.
Up to now, the Catalans have performed 15 video games within the competitors and are provisionally in first place on the desk.
Having misplaced eight of their final 9 factors in La Liga, nonetheless, they’ve virtually conceded their lead on the high and now have provided Actual Madrid an opportunity to go forward in the event that they win their two video games in hand.
The query thus arises, how effectively is Barcelona doing beneath Flick in comparison with the way it was beneath Xavi Hernandez with a largely comparable squad?
The numbers paint a special image
After 15 video games into La Liga, Barcelona beneath the brand new supervisor have scored 34 factors which is, in truth, the identical tally as that they had final season beneath Xavi.
What’s extra astounding is that in 2022-23 beneath Xavi, Barcelona had 38 factors at this stage. Notably, they went on to win the league that yr.
Xavi’s Barcelona additionally had 34 factors after 15 matches in La Liga. (Photograph by Clive Brunskill/Getty Pictures)
Going purely by the numbers, the group just isn’t performing any higher beneath Flick than they did beneath the earlier supervisor and the reward across the group doesn’t make sense contemplating the slack Xavi confronted for a similar consequence.
The essential level, nonetheless, is the standard of soccer and the dominance being proven by the group on the sphere which can’t be discounted.
Not like final season the place the group gave the impression to be struggling to take three factors and did it the arduous method, the Blaugrana have been relatively snug in securing wins this time round.
A run of poor outcomes has certainly seen them quit their lead, however their dominance on the sphere, particular person high quality and model of soccer continues to be at par with the world’s elite.
The wins over Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich, furthermore, present reassurance that the group are right here to compete for all titles. The season is lengthy and there are lots of fixtures to go for them to tug their scenario again.
