Barcelona are, finally, playing their best football of the 2023/24 season and not before time it must be said.
Whether Xavi’s announcement has had an effect on that or not isn’t really the point here, it’s just great to see the Barça XI back in the groove and controlling games again.
The match against Atleti was an absolute joy, the first 20 or so minutes notwithstanding.
Complete dominance against the toughest of opponents, and the only thing you could potentially critique as a negative was that the Catalans didn’t win by more on the night.
Alvaro Morata is a decent enough striker when in form, though he’s been off the boil for a while now.