Barca and all things real

  A good performance against the worst team in la liga without our best player Date - 10/03/2018 Stadium - La Rosaleda ( Malaga ) Barca travelled to Malaga for the clash (or is it?) between the first placed team in La Liga and the 20th placed team. Lionel Messi missed the game due to personal reasons, but the team didn't miss Messi one bit.  First 45 minutes All the damage was done for Malaga in the first half. Five minutes on Malaga keeper Roberto saved a shot from Suarez that was intended for the left bottom corner. 10 minutes later Alba gave a very Alba-like cross in and Suarez  nearly headed it in. Precisely 13 minutes later, Dembele came thundering into the box, did a fake and gave a left footed pass to Philippe Coutinho who tapped it in with his right heel. A couple of minutes later Manu Garcia was given a direct red after a clumsy challenge on Jordi Alba. Second 45 minutes Barca pressed more this time. Even though they could not convert, it has to be said that they...

              When will Ernesto Valverde            trust Coutinho and Dembele Many would be wondering why Erneato Valverde did not play Ousmane Dembele against Atletico. The Barca manager chose a defensive squad against Atletico and it has to be admitted that it was one of the best evenings ever for the defenders. But the team definetly lacked attacking force. If it wasn't for a brilliant Messi free-kick, Barca would be under a lot of pressure. A player like Dembele would have been very effective against a team like Atletico Madrid. And this was just one of the riddles Valverde has left for us to solve. Why didn't Coutinho and Dembele start against Las Palmas, why does Coutinho keep getting substituted off even while playing well ? Let us try and answer some of these questions.  Okay, Dembele isn't good enough for every game Ousmane Dembele has been looking shaky and the only way that problem is going to be solved is...