Barcelona's Performance in the First Half of the Season: An Analysis
Barcelona's performance in the first half of the current season has been outright phenomenal when it comes to the domestic league.
Barcelona's performance in the first half of the current season has been outright phenomenal when it comes to the domestic league.
With a new manager, a revamped squad, and high expectations, the Blaugrana have had a brilliant start to their campaign. In this analysis, we take a closer look at their statistics, including wins, losses, highest-rated players, goals, assists, strengths, and weaknesses.
Wins and Losses
Barcelona have won 17 of their 20 La Liga matches this season, with 1 loss and 2 draws. They top La Liga with 53 points, 8 points ahead of rivals Real Madrid.
Barcelona have won 17 of their 20 La Liga matches this season, with 1 loss and 2 draws. They top La Liga with 53 points, 8 points ahead of rivals Real Madrid.
This is a big turnaround from previous seasons, while getting past the toughest opponents in the league.
Highest-Rated Players
According to WhoScored, Barcelona's highest-rated player this season is Robert Lewandowski, with a 7.61 rating. The striker is a mainstay in the team, scoring 14 goals and providing 4 assists. He's been MOTM 7 times, the most.
According to WhoScored, Barcelona's highest-rated player this season is Robert Lewandowski, with a 7.61 rating. The striker is a mainstay in the team, scoring 14 goals and providing 4 assists. He's been MOTM 7 times, the most.
He is followed by Pedri, who has a 7.25 rating, and Ousmane Dembele, with a 7.17 rating.
Goals and Assists
Barcelona have scored 42 La Liga goals this season, with Lewandowski leading the team with 14 goals. He is followed by Pedri and Dembele, who have 5 goals each. The team has also contributed to each other's goals, with 32 assists provided by 13 players.
Barcelona have scored 42 La Liga goals this season, with Lewandowski leading the team with 14 goals. He is followed by Pedri and Dembele, who have 5 goals each. The team has also contributed to each other's goals, with 32 assists provided by 13 players.
Strengths
One of Barcelona's strengths this season has been their defense, with a WhoScored defense rating of 7.14, ranked 1st in La Liga. They have conceded a mere 7 goals, with Araujo, Christensen and Kounde playing key roles in the backline.
One of Barcelona's strengths this season has been their defense, with a WhoScored defense rating of 7.14, ranked 1st in La Liga. They have conceded a mere 7 goals, with Araujo, Christensen and Kounde playing key roles in the backline.
Additionally, their passing game has been impressive, with a WhoScored passing accuracy of 85.5%.
Weaknesses
Barcelona's weakness this season has been stopping the opponent from creating chances, with a WhoScored rates it as very weak. Another weakness is avoiding the offsides.
Barcelona's weakness this season has been stopping the opponent from creating chances, with a WhoScored rates it as very weak. Another weakness is avoiding the offsides.
Their discipline has been a problem. They have received 41 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
In conclusion, Barcelona's performance in the first half of the season has been rock solid, not seen in a while, with strengths in defense and passing accuracy and weaknesses in stopping opponent creating chances and discipline.
Conceding just 7 goals stands out thanks to Marc Andre Ter Stegen with a rating of 6.85.
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