This season, Barca, Juve La Liga and Serie A, which have lost Messi and Ronaldo, are in a similar situation in the league. Before Barca left Koeman, the la Liga ranking was a new low in nearly 20 years, mo said that the title was up for grabs, and whether there was a Champions League kick next season was a big problem. Juve started with 2 draws and 2 losses in the first 4 rounds, once approaching the relegation zone, the biggest favorite to win the championship before the start of the season, and the Serie A ranking has long been outside the Champions League zone.
With the winter transfer window approaching, Barca and Juve's records began to rebound strongly, approaching the Champions League zone, and the prospect of competing for four became optimistic.
In the winter transfer window, both families have gained a lot. Juve reinvested Vlahović, a young Serbian centre-forward, and the momentum was close to Haaland. Barca brought in three strikers, Ferran Torres, Traore and Aubameyang, with only Ferran Torres paying the transfer fee. The offensive firepower of the front line has been significantly strengthened.
In the 23rd round of La Liga, Barca defeated Atletico 4:2 at home, playing the top team for the first time this season, and was able to push Atletico to rise to fourth in the La Liga table.
In the 24th round of Serie A, Juventus beat Verona 2-0 at home to play the most dominant match of the season, and in this round, Atalanta lost 1:2 at home to Cagliari, and Juve was able to push Atalanta to the fourth place in the Serie A table.
In the 25th round of Serie A, Inter Milan drew 1:1 with Napoli, Juventus was nine points away from the lead, and some people began to imagine: Juve won 14 consecutive games to win the Proud One League. As a result, Juve drew 1-1 away to Atalanta, and only equalized in stoppage time, and Vlahovic was also muted.
In the 24th round of La Liga, Real Madrid drew 0-0 with Villarreal, and Barca trailed the leaders by 16 points in the second round of the junior round.
Away to Espanyol, Barca started 433, With Ferran Torres, Garvey and Traore forming a forward trident, midfielders Pedri, Busquets and Frankie De Jong, four-backs Alba, Pique, Araujo and Dest, goalkeeper Ter Stegen. Aubameyang, Dembele, Luke De Jong and Braiswaite are on the bench.
Espanyol started 4141, with De Thomas from the Real Madrid academy playing as a center and Chinese striker Wu Lei sitting on the bench.
In the opening 2 minutes, Barca made a fantastic start, Alba crossed and Pedri grabbed the point to break the goal. Barca led Espanyol 1-0.
In the 39th minute, the Spaniard equalised and it was Dadel who scored.
In the 62nd minute, Aubameyang came on and replaced Frankie De Jong.
In the 64th minute, the Spaniard overtook and De Thomas scored with a single knife.
In the 73rd minute, Dembele replaced Alba and Xavi intended to step up the attack.
In the 89th minute, Xavi replaced Pedri with Luke De Jong, which had five strikers on the field at the same time, and Garvey, who played as a winger, was replaced by Nico Gonzalez in the 71st minute.
In stoppage time, Pique was sent off for two yellows and one red, and Espanyol Lamelad was also sent off. In the final moments, Traore crossed and Luke De Jong scored the perfect goal.
In terms of squad strength, Barca are far above espanyol, but they have exhausted all their strength, and they have only drawn in the last moments, The four major forwards of Ferran Torres, Traore, Aubameyang and Dembele have not scored goals, and even piled up five forwards at the end of the game, and the old defensive line can not withstand the impact of the weak teams in La Liga.
After the battle, Barca won 18 wins and 6 draws in the last 24 matches against espanyol, creating the longest unbeaten derby in La Liga history. But this draw, the play is lackluster, and the 1 point is also thrilling.
After the match, Barca's 17-year-old Garvey said in an interview: "We believe we can do this and our goal is to win the league title. ”
In the current La Liga standings, Real Madrid ranks first with 54 points in 24 games, and Barca ranks fourth with 39 points in 23 games, even if Barca wins the remaining 15 games, it will only have 84 points in the end, can it win the championship? In the past 10 seasons in La Liga, there are no 84 points to win the championship, and the lowest winning score is the 86 points of Atletico last season. Even 84 points can win the championship, but can Barca, who are equal to Espanyol, still have a 15-game winning streak?