One of the most eagerly contested competitions in history is proving all too much for the favourite after just 15 rounds of play.
SB and his Barcelona team have struggled their way through the opening round of fixtures in Super League, managing only an horrific 3 wins from 15 starts.
Despite being clear favorites when competition started in early 2014, it is now beginning to look obvious SB and his Barcelona have not handled the step up in class or playing systems to that of his direct rival JM and Real Madrid.
Real Madrid on the contrary, have taken 10 wins and 2 draws from 15 fixtures, displaying confident attack and defence against the best of the best in world football.
It is a far cry from the Barcelona and Real Madrid teams we saw at the end of last season.
As we now know, Barcelona went on to have a stellar season - winning both the league and cup double. Madrid coming up with doughnuts again. But now, it seems the tables have completely turned.
Football analysts have noted Barcelona's complete lack of dynamics. The team looks flat, the players lack composure in front of goal and defence has been a huge problem - leaking goals all season long.
The telling blow was the Classico. Barcelona could somehow still salvage some shred of dignity should they have managed a decent result against Real Madrid. A chance to perhaps start their claw back with more than half the season still remaining. However, this was certainly not the case. Perhaps it will go down as the darkest day for SB and Barcelona - conceding 5 goals to nil on a night they will choose to forget forever.
Completely outclassed and outplayed - it was a complete shock considering only 1 month earlier these two teams had fought out a penalty shootout to decide the Copa Del Rey.
However as Sony systems have now upgraded, it seems SB has not coped well. Whether he can muster a challenge in this league season we can only hope. Many fear he has already thrown in the towel - after a string of performances former players are calling shameful and not worthy of the wearing of a Barcelona shirt.
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