World Sports: Barcelona was able to remain competitive against strong opponents last season, but this season it is completely the opposite.

After Barcelona lost 0-3 to Chelsea in the Champions League away game, "World Sports News" talked about the problems that Barcelona has exposed when facing opponents of the same level this season.

In three games against Paris Saint-Germain (1-2) and Chelsea (0-3) in the Champions League, and against Real Madrid (1-2) in La Liga, Barcelona suffered three painful defeats. This is a far cry from last season, when the team led by Flick was always able to remain competitive.

When facing Paris Saint-Germain, although Barcelona took the lead, it was eventually reversed by its opponent. Against Real Madrid, Barcelona was equalized after taking the lead and ultimately lost. Against Chelsea, Barcelona had almost no chance.

In Flick's first season, Barcelona played a total of 18 high-level games in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup and Champions League, winning 11 games and losing only 3 games, although one of them was eliminated by Inter Milan in the European competition. Strong opponents such as Bayern, Dortmund (twice), Real Madrid (four times), Benfica, Atletico Madrid (twice) all fell at the feet of Barcelona.

The situation is different this season, but Barcelona is not desperate. They still have time to correct their mistakes and adjust their direction, especially in Europe. Currently in La Liga, Barcelona is only 1 point behind Real Madrid. In the Champions League, Barcelona only accumulated 7 points in the first five rounds. If they want to enter the top eight and directly advance to the next round, they need to win the remaining three games. If they fail to achieve this goal, they can also strive for promotion through the play-offs.

According to the "Daily Sports" report, the players in the Barcelona locker room knew the difficulties, but they did not panic because of the loss to Chelsea. They use Paris Saint-Germain as an example: this time last year, PSG were even worse than they are now, but ended up winning the title.

Barcelona’s record in the European competition is two wins, one draw and two losses, defeating Newcastle (2-1) and Olympiacos (6-1), drawing with Brugge (3-3), and losing to Paris Saint-Germain (1-2) and Chelsea (0-3). A total of 7 points is much better than the 4 points PSG scored in the same period last season.

Enrique's team first defeated Girona (1-0), but then lost to Arsenal (0-2), Atletico Madrid (1-2) and Bayern (0-1). A single point against PSV Eindhoven (1-1) at the Parc des Princes failed to change the unfavorable situation.

But in the last three rounds, they achieved complete victories against Red Bull Salzburg (3-0), Manchester City (4-2) and Stuttgart (4-1), thus entering the knockout stage with 13 points. Since then, they have been on a roll: eliminating Liverpool in the round of 16, Aston Villa in the quarter-finals, Arsenal in the semi-finals, and defeating Inter Milan in the final to win the title.

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