Barcelona enter a state of depression Barcelona Disappointed again on Tuesday evening

Barcelona have hit a stumbling block yet again. The occasion was perfect to forget the lousy performance against Levante that had been their third defeat of the season, with the situation against Slavia Prague seeming auspicious. They had already beaten the Czech club in Prague, and they were the weakest opponent in the group. Furthermore, the Camp Nou was the venue, and Barcelona had been unstoppable at home... until Tuesday.

It was another bad game in which Barcelona didn't find the resources to break down their opponent, aside from in isolated situations. The attacking tactic was, as usual, to get the ball to Lionel Messi for him to solve the problem. It's already known that Leo can't always appear and there were several players who seemed anonymous: Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Frenkie de Jong, Arturo Vidal. In addition to that, the team defended poorly. Peter Olayinka broke through them again and again in the first half.

The Camp Nou didn't remain quiet. There were whistles at the end of the game, which were drowned out by the playing of the club 'santhem. Barcelona have entered a state of depression; Messi's face at the end of the match said it all. It's evident that things aren't working and Valverde is failing to find solutions. Yesterday, aside from introducing Ansu Fati and Ivan Rakitic, he did nothing. If he doesn't find a fix, then things look bad for Los Cules, irrespective of the fact they are the LaLiga Santander leaders.

One of the basic issues is to improve the connection between Griezmann and Messi. They just haven't clicked on the pitch and if Barcelona wants to win trophies this term, they need a partnership to develop, and quickly. Right now, they don't understand each other at all.