Barcelona go into their next match with a feeling that is not entirely clear.
Not because there are doubts about his form in LaLiga.
But because of what just happened outside of it.
The elimination in the UEFA Champions League on April 14, left a different image. A team that held its own in the series, that found moments and that even responded on the scoreboard with goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.
But it was not enough.
And that changes the way you read what comes next.
From the Champions League to La Liga
While in Europe the journey was halted, in the domestic tournament the story has been different.
Barcelona is not in a state of urgency.
It comes from the control.
The 4-1 win over RCD Espanyol in the derby on April 11 not only confirmed their form, but also extended their lead at the top of the table and maintained an advantage that keeps them at the top of the table.
With 79 points, the team not only leads, but also sets the pace.
And that changes the approach.
Because now, rather than reacting, the challenge is to sustain.
Maintain an advantage that was built day by day.
Maintain a form that, at least in LaLiga, has found answers.
Next match
In this scenario, the match against Celta de Vigo appears, on Wednesday, April 22, at home, at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
A detail that is not minor.
Playing at their home stadium also changes the timing of the match, giving Barcelona a context closer to what they have been building in LaLiga.
And that's where this match stops being just another one.
And he begins to feel like part of something that the team has already built, but is now obliged to maintain.
