Barcelona suffered a severe defeat at the hands of Girona yesterday, Saturday, 4/2, in the 34th round of the Spanish Premier League, which was held at Montilivi Stadium.
This defeat left comprehensive devastation at all levels of the Catalan club, from the players to club president Joan Laporta. Everyone seemed in a state of anger, mistrust and fear of the unknown, according to the Spanish newspaper Marca.
Barcelona lost the second place qualifying to participate in the Spanish Super Cup next season, a tournament that generates a good financial return (6 million euros), which the team may lose in light of the financial crisis it has been suffering since the Corona pandemic, which hinders its plans to create a new project capable of competing.
It will be a zero-sum season in terms of championships, but there are still 4 rounds remaining.
After the end of the match, intense anger appeared on Joan Laporta’s face as he said: “This cannot be,” and he kept repeating it several times at the Montilivi stadium, according to Marca newspaper.
The defeat made both Joan Laporta and Xavi agree that changes are urgently needed in the team for next season. Not only do they have to work on the mental aspect to compete better, but they also consider it necessary to completely restructure the team, but the big problem is the financial difficulties that hinder starting a new project.