Barcelona suffered severe blows in the past few years. Financial problems led to the departure of Leo Messi and to three years without a title in Spain, along with the unexpectedly early eliminations from the Champions League, but the situation began to improve with the return of former captain Xavi to the club. The trophy-winning midfielder sat on the bench and step by step reached an eight-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid. Winning La Liga could happen this season, and along with that, the Catalans will try to add the Europa League to their long list of trophies.Romario: I was better than MessiThey will have to go through the reawakened Manchester United on that way, which will be difficult but also very attractive for the audience. The first match is on Thursday, February 16 at the Camp Nou stadium, and it is certain that the Nou Camp will be sold out. Due to the works on the third level of the stands, 4,000 seats out of the total capacity of 99,354 are out of use, but despite this closed sector, Barcelona fans come in fantastic numbers to their club’s home games this season. The average number is 82,825, which according to Catalan media reports is the best attendance Barcelona has had in the 21st century. The largest number of spectators came to the duel with Almeria on November 5 – 92,605. It is clear that it has nothing to do with the name of the rival and the significance of the result, but it was Gerard Pique’s farewell match.What a deal for the veteran: the Saudis offer Busquets 36,000,000 euros for two seasonsReal Madrid (56,991) and Atletico Madrid (54,798) are far behind Barca in terms of average attendance this season. It must be noted, however, that Real’s Santiago Bernabeu is being renovated and that its capacity has been greatly reduced as a result. Looking at the bigger picture, Barcelona’s fans are followed by Dortmund’s, with an average of 81,106 attending Borussia matches. Followed by Manchester United (74,100), AC Milan (72,578), Olympique Marseille fans (62,623)…‘Barca cannot sign Mbappe or Haaland in the next two seasons’Barcelona is not playing as attractively and efficiently as it used to be, but apparently the supporters of the Catalan club recognized that Xavi could have a nice coaching career after playing, and they are determined to give the young strategist and the team the support they deserve.##NAJAVA_MECA_7007198##
