With the Champions League out, Barca are also facing elimination in the Europa League because the opponent is the attacking Napoli. Xavi has previously promised to win the Europa League, I am afraid it is difficult to achieve, with Barca's current state and strength, it is indeed impossible to compete with these tough teams. At present, Xavi has asked Barca for reinforcements in the winter window, which has received a positive response from management, but it is unknown what players can be introduced.
Before the new signings joined, Barca suffered two setbacks, which is a leak and overnight rain. The first setback is that Dembele, who has just returned, is suspected of being unwell. With Barca about to take part in a commemorative warm-up match, Xavi was in full swing to schedule pre-match training, but Dembele only symbolically participated in a few minutes of training before withdrawing from the joint training. It can be seen that Dembele is indeed unwell, and Harvey does not want to risk using him.
Dembele's return in a few games, both as a main player and as a substitute, can indeed bring Barca the element of speed and breakthrough performance of the front, but the state has not yet returned to the best level, and the data of 0 goals and 0 assists remains unchanged. With Depay also injured, Xavi can only trust and rely on Dembele's play, but there are still minor injuries, which is definitely a blow to Barca's league schedule for the rest of the year.
The author feels that Xavi's return to coachIng Barca has not been long, and the requirements for some tactical concepts and player positions have been done to the extreme. But injuries are indeed an unsolvable problem, it is not Xavi's problem, this time Dembele is most likely to be absent again, and Barca's forward line is only Luke De Jong and Abd available. In other words, Dembele, as the last straw of Barca's front, is gone.
The only positive thing is that Xavi's close comrade-in-arms, former Barça team doctor Richard Pruna, has indeed returned to Barca and will take office as soon as this week. The doctor will focus on tackling the injuries that have plagued Barca for a long time, which could be a boon for old injury players such as Fati, Pedri and Roberto. As for Dembele, I believe that there is not much to do with team doctor Pruna, at least not to expect Barca to have a bloody Dembele.
The second setback is that Barca's long-time-seeking talented striker Adeyami has refused to join. This is unimaginable if it were to be put in the past, basically it is difficult for a player to refuse to join a big club of Barca and Real Madrid, but Adeyami has done just that. The specific reason is that Adeyami wants to play in the Bundesliga, so whether it is Barca or Real Madrid, it is temporarily impossible to get him at this stage.
The reason why Barca want to bring in Adeyami is mainly because the transfer fee is not high, only 40 million euros are needed, and it can still be afforded by biting its teeth. At the same time, Adeyemi is only 19 years old, the potential is high, the future is bright, and the appreciation space is very high. In particular, the figure is not high, less than 180cm, the speed and breakthrough explosiveness are amazing, which is very in line with barca's forward characteristics. However, Adeyemi is more eager to play in the Bundesliga, perhaps it is easier to score goals in the Bundesliga, and it is more conducive to being selected for the German team to compete in the World Cup.
It is not excluded that Adejemi's current Red Bull Salzburg has reached the knockout stages of the Champions League, but Barca have fallen to the Europa League and may not have a Champions League game to play next season. Adejemi definitely wants to play for a Champions League team, and Barca are naturally out of the range of options. The author feels that Adeyami's rejection of Barca is just a microcosm, and there must be players who Barca like that are unwilling to join, which shows that Barca's reconstruction is too difficult.