Barcelona 5-2 Valencia: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis | La Liga Analysis 19/20

#1 Barcelona’s home and away form comparable to chalk and cheese

FC Barcelona have been woeful on the road this season

Barcelona came into the game having accumulated just four points in three games. While they won their only home encounter against Real Betis, they lost at Athletic Bilbao and drew at Osasuna.

Thus, the Blaugrana’s troubles on the road, which had been magnified exponentially after last season’s capitulation at Liverpool, were exposed, yet again.

However, on Saturday, the hosts replied in the best possible manner as they put five goals past a hapless Valencia outfit.

The likes of Ansu Fati, Carles Perez, De Jong and Suarez were superlative as each of the mentioned players influenced proceedings.

Moreover, Barcelona looked brave enough to try out intricate passing moves, a sight the club’s faithful haven’t been able to witness on recent away trips.

Thus, currently, it seems that the defending champions’ ailments on their travels are more psychological than physical.

Though there are a few teams capable of out-muscling and out-running Barcelona, one reckons that their cautious approach might be proving to be their kryptonite.

And, one can’t help but wonder what the Blaugrana might achieve, if they can replicate their home form on the road, which would also mean a shift towards relying on creativity rather than calculation, a strategy they don’t employ currently.