With an absolute advantage, Barca once again failed to win the game. In addition to the number of goals scored, Barca crushed Alaves in terms of possession, shots on goal, corners and so on. But the final score was 1-1. At both ends of the offensive and defensive lines, Barca have major problems.
Aguero's injury retreat has left Barca without a centre-forward who can suppress the opposing side in the penalty area, which makes the Red and Blue Army's attack often become a shoe itch. Barca passed the ball, but could not form a lethal directly in the penalty area. As long as the opponent compresses the space in the middle, Barca's attack will be thunderous and rainy.
Depay, who is the core of Barca's attack, scored a very wonderful world wave in this campaign, but the goal itself has a large element of luck. In the second half, Barca made a rare twice of penetrating the opposing defence in the penalty area, but Depay failed to take advantage of the opportunity. Garvey and Nico each created a chance for Depay to single out the goalkeeper, but the Dutchman first kicked the ball on the goalpost and then on the goalkeeper.
On the defensive end, Barca's performance is even more unacceptable. Alaves is the least attacking team in La Liga, scoring just five goals in the first 10 rounds. At the Camp Nou tonight, Alaves only had one positional shot on goal, but he made a messi-style brilliant goal. After Rioja cut in from the left, an acceleration broke through the encirclement of Dest, Busquets and Nico. Joselu's heel assist was superb and Rioa swung past Ter Stegen to send the ball into the empty goal. At Camp Nou, fans have witnessed Messi's similar goal countless times. But this time, it was the opposing players who cheered. In this defense, the Barca players were clearly soft and slow, and they did not concentrate on the game.
Barca, who can't defend themselves, have only scored 1 point in the last three league rounds. After the first 11 rounds, Barca scored just 16 points, with the Red and Blues only finishing 9th in La Liga. The 16-point record in 11 rounds also tied the worst start in club history since the three-point system. In the 00/01 and 02/03 seasons, Barca have played this opening performance twice. The beginning of this century was one of the worst times in Barca's history, and now the Red and Blue Legions have also become star-dim. Over Camp Nou, there was a cloud of gloom and mist.