Barcelona, Spain
Omo, na wetin? Hansi Flick don come talk say make nobody worry about the three away matches wey Barca go play back-to-back wey dem arrange due to di renovations for Spotify Camp Nou. E no be to give chance to rival teams. Na to focus on di next game, naim be di koko. Di German gaffer get correct reason, as di team still dey fire for away games anyhow!
Last season, na fresh ogbonge performance wey dem put for away matches, as dem carry last seven matches without losing. Dis season, dem start am like dem mean business, as dem just secure 3-0 win against Mallorca. Na only January 18 for dis year, dem draw wit Getafe (1-1), where referee wahala matter dey jam, abeg. No penalty wey seem reach Koundé for wetin happen!
As dem dey finish last season, Barca gather 45 points from away games, but for home e be like say dem forget say di pitch dey exist, as dem just gather 43 points for Estadi Olímpic. Weda na 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses (one from Osasuna and di other from Real Sociedad), dem fit score 50 goals while dem allow 19 goals enter dem net. But for home, dem get 14 wins, only 1 draw and 4 losses. E no easy oh! (No be di time wey dem dey play from ground level.)
Dem don reach di level wey dem don achieve 14 away wins wey fit equal di past records from 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2014-15. Dis vibe wey dem carry now don turn di fifth best for di history, but if dem wan break record, dem gatz win all di remaining matches from Levante, Rayo, Oviedo, Sevilla, Real Madrid, and Celta. Na ginger wey dem need!
Luuk de Jong na di last padi wey score for Barca when dem waka reach Ciutat de València. Di guy score that last-minute goal wey carry dem win 2-3 for April 10, 2022, and since den, na only schoolhouse dey dem draw waka go Levante wey don find dem way back to La Liga after dem dey chop relegation for two seasons.
Before dat, under Xavi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Pedri González don make life sweet for Barcelona when dem dey play dia games against Levante. But e no easy as dem don gather losses like 5-4 wey dem Bam-Bam for 2017-18 season, wey scatter dia dream to remain unbeaten. After dat, dem don fall for six matches with two wins, one draw and two losses on top tales of woe. (Abeg, dem no fit allow history repeat itself again o!)
As dem dey prepare for dis away matches, wetin you tink? Will Barca continue dey shine or dem go face hellfire? Na only time go tell!
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