Barcelona are currently going through a positive period, which is a huge relief considering that the club was on the verge of self-destruction only 10 weeks ago.
The disheartening defeat at Anoeta against Real Sociedad in early January triggered a series of events which shook Barca’s institutional structure to the very core. Club superstar Lionel Messi could simply not see eye-to-eye with manager Luis Enrique, president Josep Maria Bartomeu sacked highly-criticised sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta, then was forced into calling for a presidential election a year earlier than previously anticipated due to mounting pressure at every level.
In short, Barcelona was in such a mess that fears of yet another season in the shadows were totally justified at that point. However, and as it often the case in world football, a continued string of positive results has managed to … Read full featured article ‘Euphoric Barcelona can’t afford to lose focus at Eibar’ here.
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