Barcelona are in the midst of a crisis. With reports of €1.2 billion debt (€730m owed short-term); no president, sporting director or even a board to take decisions; star player Lionel Messi's future still unresolved despite his contract running out in the summer; and sitting 10 points behind La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, it's been a chaotic 12 months for the Catalans. Yet among the doom and gloom, there's a feeling that the tide is slowly turning on the pitch.
While the league title already seems out of reach, there is some cause for optimism.