After a period in which something could go wrong for Barcelona, the Catalan team seems close to seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.
Beating Real Madrid 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu with a mended XI was certainly a sign that Xavi Hernández’s side are on their way back to the top, even if the rise to get there appears to have been fraught with difficulties.
In fact, the president of the club, Joan Laporta, has had to be incredibly creative and design the activation of ‘economic levers’ to keep the head of the club afloat according to AS.
It’s unlikely the money men would have factored in another early European exit, but all Xavi and his team can do is keep playing the only way they know how, hoping for positive results as a consequence.
Wins like Los Blancos certainly help when it comes to convincing their charges to do things a certain way, too.
Of course, Barca’s progression as a club is not always just about the first team.
They need to have a quota of decent youngsters in their La Masia academy to give the club the best possible chance of promoting from within and save millions in transfer fees in the process.
For this, the 18-year-old striker, Joao de Assis Moreira, has joined the club according to MARCA and quoted by The Sun.
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Although his name may not prick the ears of most soccer fans, he is the son of former Barca legend Ronaldinho.
That in itself should get the locals excited, and it will be interesting to see if he’s half the player his father was.
