People keep ignoring how extreme our situation actually is this season.
Raphinha has already suffered 3 injuries this season and has missed around 70% of Barcelona’s games. Add to that Pedri’s injuries and Yamal’s early-season setbacks, plus a weak bench and the club’s failure to properly reinforce the squad.
We've lost our best defender early in the season, then our best midfielder got injured, and our main attacker too. And the rest of the forward line is a mix of an ageing Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, and a patched-up squad just trying to survive.
This isn’t a stacked squad competing on equal terms. It’s a team constantly forced to patch problems on the fly, with limited resources and no real safety net when injuries hit.
And still, despite all of that, we’re top of the league, fighting in the Champions League, and already won the Super Cup even in the cup we got knocked in a respectful way against Atleti.
What this team is doing with these circumstances is nothing short of a miracle. You all will understand it more the moment Flick leaves.
🚨🎙️JOSE BORDELAS (Getafe Coach):
"Finally, the world sees them for what they are fragile and completely lost. This 'Bernabéu magic' is a lie when they actually have to play football. I know Barcelona is celebrating tonight, and they should—because we just proved that Madrid is nothing without their usual 'luck,'
they’re actually quite fragile. When the whistle is fair, the Bernabéu is just another stadium where we can take all three points."
❗️Raphinha: "I was expecting applause, but nothing as big as the fans did at the Camp Nou."
"I think they started applauding since I stood up to warm up. It was so special"
"The whole stadium was clapping and chanting my name. It's something I'll carry with me for the rest of my life."