Good day, everyone, and welcome to my blog. FC Barcelona played a crucial home game against Atletico Madrid in La Liga Santander, winning 3-1 to maintain their lead in the La Liga table over Real Madrid. It was a big match as the players needed to prove to Hansi Flick that they are committed to the process and improve on the pitch. Videos are circulating online of Hansi Flick looking sad after the match against Alaves, which the team won. However, Hansi Flick was not impressed with the team's performance, and it showed on his face.
Raphinha had to console Hansi Flick and promised that the team would improve, and the reflection of that promise showed against Atletico Madrid this week. Pedri was back from injury as he was on the starting lineup, and boy, he never failed to show why he is the best midfielder in modern football. The Spanish player ran the game like he was handling a PS5 console on the pitch. Las Palmas needs to get more money for Pedri as I am still in disbelief that Barcelona got him for 23 million euros plus add-ons. Pedri would cost 150-200 million euros in today's market, and this is not a speculation but an actual fact.
Raphinha got himself on the scoresheet, plus he had a decent game, and all I can say is that the world is not ready for what Raphinha is about to do in the second half of the football season. The Brazilian knows how to put that pressure against opposition players, and I agree his absences cost Barcelona in some part of the season, but it is nice to see the Brazilian fit and on the pitch helping the team to win. It was a good result to push the team in a good mood for the upcoming matches before the year runs out as the road to winning the treble is still a possibility for the team.
The January transfer window is coming but I am not expecting much from Barcelona in terms of spending money to sign any player. Deco( Barcelona sporting director) has already said there is no need for the club to sign any player as the squad is okay, and sometimes I just wonder what is going through the head of Deco or is he oblivious to what is happening on the pitch with the team. The January window will be neutral for Barcelona as nothing big will be happening, but for the summer window, I just hope it is not the case because the club needs to sign players, especially for the striker position.
FC Barcelona will be heading away from home to face Real Betis this weekend. It is a crucial game for the team as they need to leave with all three points and can't afford to lose in order not to slip up for Real Madrid to move back to the top of the table. I will be looking forward to the match and hope the team takes all three points this weekend. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.