Barça's worrying 'slump' compared to last season

The FC Barcelona has had a start of interesting season in LaLiga. Before the defeat by 1-2 in front of the Real Madrid, the cast of Xavi Hernández had kept a record invicto in the ten first days of the competition. This presages that it can be the second period of the technician of Terrassa headed by the Catalans, after the successful season 2022/2023, the reality is that, although positive, the start has been far in numerical terms of the previous campaign.

After 11 days faced, the Barça has accumulated up to now 24 points, with 23 goals in favour and 12 against, which differs slightly of the numbers of the year happened in the same period. In this moment, the Barcelonan square already had 28 points (four more), 28 converted targets (five more) and only had conceded four annotations (eight less).

The Barça and his descent in statistical terms

The statistics back the idea that the FC Barcelona has experienced a descent in several appearances of the game in comparison with the past season. Especially worrisome is the register of goals received, since in this stage the Barcelona cast has fit eight goals more than in the same period of the previous year. This results curious considering that the defensive line keeps on being practically the same, even have added names like Joao Cancel and Iñigo Martínez to reinforce the defence, that the past year was one of the less goleadas in Europe.

Regarding the offensive appearance, although the decrease is not so remarkable (only five goals less), is important to stand out that Robert Lewandowski, the big goleador of the Barça, has gone through a series of injuries that have kept it out of several parties. Although players like Joãor Félix (1), Ferran Torres (3) and Lamine (1) have tried to keep the offensive impulse, the absence of the 'killer' Barcelona, added to his late start regarding goals, has had an impact. This contrasts with the past campaign, when the Pole began in a stellar level, converting 12 targets in the same period, something that contrasts with the scarce five annotations that carries at present in the local contest Spanish.

The Barça has had to lidiar with a lot of injuries and sportive drops

No only this, the Catalan picture also has had to lidiar with the absence of other key players like Frenkie of Jong and Pedri, those who at present are recovering of his respective injuries. Although values like Fermín López have attained to cover this position in the field of solid way, the presence of the Dutch and the Tenerifean in the medullary zone of the cast blaugrana is vital for the generation of game.

Finally, following the line of the generation of game, also is important to mention that the Barça no longer has a valuable player like Ousmane Dembélé, the one who went to the PSG and contributed a lot by the right side. No only in terms of game, but also in statistical terms. Although Lamine Yamal dazzles with his game and has a similar profile to the of the 'Mosquito', in statistical terms has not been able to contribute so much (a goal and two assistances) as it did it the French in this stage of the past season, where registered three targets and five passes to goal. This is another key factor in the fault of impulse goleador of the FC Barcelona, but expects that these figures can improve in the next days.