Real Madrid players surprised to see Barcelona’s position in the Spanish League standings

KOMPAS.com – The Real Madrid players were surprised to see the position of their rival, Barcelona, ​​on the LaLiga standings, the highest caste of the Spanish League for the 2021-2022 season.

Barcelona is now in ninth place in the Spanish League standings with a collection of 17 points from 12 matches. They recorded four wins, five draws and three defeats.

The Blaugrana, Barcelona’s nickname, was actually able to open the 2021-2022 season with positive results.

They successfully won over Real Sociedad on the opening weekend of the Spanish League for the 2021-2022 season.

However, after that, Barcelona never found consistency. They have never picked up a winning streak until entering the 13th week.

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In fact, Barcelona has slumped in the last six weeks. Gerard Pique et al were only able to pick one win and two draws. They have lost in their other three matches.

Bad results on the Spanish League stage were then clouded by the steep road that Barcelona went through in the Champions League.

Before picking up two consecutive wins over Dynamo Kyiv, Barcelona first suffered a crushing defeat from Bayern Munich and Benfica.

The situation also had a negative impact on the career of the coach, Ronald Koeman.

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Ronald Koeman was then sacked after Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano’s headquarters on 27 October.

Now, Barcelona have appointed Xavi Hernandez to replace Ronald Koeman.

The situation that is currently engulfing Barcelona, ​​especially regarding the position on the standings board, is not a natural thing for the Real Madrid camp.

The Real Madrid players were surprised to see the position of Barcelona which is now ranked ninth in the Spanish League standings.

This was revealed by one of the Real Madrid players, Dani Carvajal, while speaking in an interview session with Spanish media, Marca.

“As Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach) said, we were surprised to see Barcelona falling so far behind,” said Carvajal.

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However, Carvajal remains wary of Barcelona’s potential. He did not want to underestimate his rival.

For Carvajal, Barcelona remains a strong contender in the title race, despite the difficult situation they are in.

“However, no one can rule them out (Barcelona) in the hunt for any trophy. Respect is important,” said Carvajal.

When Barcelona slumped to ninth place, Real Madrid competed tightly at the top of the Spanish League standings.

The club nicknamed Los Blancos was ranked second with a collection of 27 points from 12 matches.

They are just one point behind leaders Real Sociedad, who have played 13 games.

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