In the summer of 2024, Barcelona appointed coach Hansi Flick to the hot seat. This decision proved to be correct, as the Camp Nou team began to regain its explosiveness. They led La Liga early on and culminated when Barca defeated both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in two consecutive matches in October.
However, after reaching the peak of their form, Barcelona has mysteriously declined. In their last 6 matches in La Liga, they have won only 1, lost 3 and drawn 2 matches. In the 3 defeats, Hansi Flick's team regrettably lost points to bottom-placed opponents such as Real Sociedad (7th), Las Palmas (14th) and Leganes (15th).
There are many reasons for Barcelona's decline. First is the decline of striker Lewandowski, who has been the most outstanding player under Hansi Flick. In October, Lewan scored 7 goals in 3 matches in La Liga. But in the next 7 matches, he only scored 2 more goals and could not play in one match.
In addition, the lack of concentration of the defense also caused Barcelona to often concede late goals. In the match against Real Betis, Barcelona let Assane Diao score the equalizer in the 94th minute. Things got worse in the match against Celta Vigo, when Barca lost 2 consecutive goals after the 84th minute and dropped the victory.
Luckily for Barcelona, when they are not playing well, their opponents Real Madrid are also playing inconsistently. This helps Hansi Flick's team to temporarily maintain the top spot. However, Atletico Madrid are emerging with a series of 5 consecutive wins and have leveled the 38 points with the home team at Camp Nou.
In the next La Liga match, Barcelona will have to stop Atletico Madrid's rise. In addition to their poor form, they also lost Lamine Yamal due to injury. However, the precious winter break will give Hansi Flick and his students more time to correct their mistakes.
