Since the end of the 2023-2024 season when Xavi Hernandez left the coaching position, Barcelona has been "under" Real Madrid.
The championship belongs to the Royal team. The Bernabeu Stadium welcomed two notable new players, Kylian Mbappe and Endrick, in which Los Blancos did not have to pay a transfer fee to get the French striker. Of course, the Royal team is still in a very stable financial situation.
Meanwhile, Barcelona ranked 2nd in La Liga, was eliminated early in the Champions League, struggled to find a new player, struggled everywhere, and did everything possible to solve financial problems.
In the pre-season friendlies - the beginning of the Hansi Flick era, not every Cule was happy even when they beat Real Madrid, because that happened for 4 consecutive summers.
And because, if they beat Real Madrid with young stars, when the pillars returned, Barca lost 0-3 to AS Monaco in the Joan Gamper Cup friendly match.
Therefore, the Catalan team entered the new season with many doubts. However, the German coach and his students accelerated very quickly.
In the early morning of August 28, Barcelona had their third consecutive win in La Liga 2024-2025. They are the only team to do so, after Celta Vigo - the team that also won the first 2 rounds, lost 3-4 at Villarreal.
Real Madrid fell in the first round (down with Mallorca) and only had 4 points before visiting Las Palmas in the early morning of Friday.
Notably, all three of Barca's wins have been 2-1 and they have scored twice.
Robert Lewandowski has continued to play a key role as a striker, scoring three goals. Lamine Yamal continued his explosive summer at EURO 2024, Pedri continued to mature and rookie Dani Olmo did not take long to get his first goal (Deciding a 2-1 victory at Rayo Vallecano).
Maybe, Barcelona under the " Incubator" hands of a German player is no longer as generous, cheerful, graceful, and seductive as before, but for them at this time, the result is more important than ever.
The results brought joy and excitement. The result is a foundation, a premise for the opportunity to win the championship at the end of the season. As a result, it could pull back sponsors and attract money to overcome the difficult period.
While Real Madrid are still struggling for the stars to adapt to each other, Barcelona will need to accumulate as many points as possible, creating the widest possible gap. Because in a new style, it is not known how certain, steady and healthy they will be.
When other fronts also come more inundated, and their physical condition gradually declines, the journey will be much more difficult. Remember, in the match against Vallecano, young player Marc Bernal suffered a knee injury and may have to miss half a year and Pedri also had to lie on the bench after a foul by the opponent...
