Prior to the October international break, Barcelona lost twice in a span of five days, the same amount they had previously suffered—excluding extra-time—through the entirety of 2025 so far.
A reality check in their home Champions League opener against reigning holders Paris Saint-Germain was followed up by a 4–1 humbling at the hands of a Sevilla team that was fighting for their La Liga life a season ago.
Barcelona went unbeaten through seven games to start the season. Nevertheless, underneath the surface of positive results, the eye test underlined a variety of issues that were unknown to the team that conquered a domestic treble a season ago.
Those issues were exposed for the world to see during the first week of October. Now, with a two week break, the expectation is that Flick’s found a way to address them prior to Saturday’s home bout against Girona.
But, what are the main cracks that have hindered Barcelona early in the season that Flick must fix?
