“Barcelona have been prepared to play with fine margins under Hansi Flick this season, but the gap at the top of La Liga — just goal difference before the visit of in-form Atletico Madrid this weekend — is starting to feel uncomfortably slim. They took 33 points from a possible 36 to start the campaign but have since won just one of their last six games in the Spanish top flight. Their offside trap had been faultlessly precise until the end of November when they lost 2-1 at home to Las Palmas, and then against Leganes on Sunday they conceded their first goal from a set piece all season. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
