5) Winning La Liga won’t be a walk in the park
Barcelona should have won last year’s title without much fuss but they made it difficult for themselves thanks to a mini-slump in the second half of the campaign. Barca have had a slightly shaky start to this campaign.
They have still not kept a clean sheet in the league and need to sort out their defence. Real Madrid look like a much more competent team as compared to last season. If Barca are to keep their crown it will be a dog fight right to the end.
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We have seen that Barca’s strength in depth was tested at home and they were unable to cope against newly promoted Alaves last week. Keeping Messi, Suarez and Neymar fit and firing on all cylinders is a priority for them.
Today was the first time each of them got on the scoresheet in the first half, showing how much the three playing together is important for the club.
