FC Barcelona, after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-1, has taken a very important step this Sunday in favor of what is one of the most memorable comebacks performed by the culé club. Despite the fact that Atlético de Madrid still exceeds it by 10 points and has two games awaiting, that of Ronald Koeman have managed to establish an interesting streak, so dreaming is more than allowed and more when you consider that the Catalan team has the national title in unfavorable circumstances.
The first time this happened was in the first edition of the Spanish league, which was held in the 1928-1929 season. Between match days 12 and 13, the “Merengues”, who were the leaders of the standings, succumbed to Real Sociedad and Europe, while the Catalans lost the Arenas de Getxo and Atlético de Madrid, attacked the lead and, although a draw against Espanyol kept her in the lead in the second last day, the combination between Madrid’s defeat against Athletic Bilbao and the culé victory against Royal Union of Irún On the last day of the competition, the Catalans were the first champions of the Spanish league tournament, with 25 points in 18 days.
Later, in the campaign 1951-52, the culés returned to bring the league back to Real Madrid, take second place until Day 22 and reach the top in the next, until the end of the race. One season later the situation was repeated with Valencia, team that led the table until matchday 26, then a stumbling block for him and a win for Barcelona Catalans were catapulted to first place, which he did not release until he received the trophy.
Forty years later, in the 1991-92, Barcelona had to leadership in the hands of Real Madrid until the last day when the capitalists succumbed to the Tenerife and the Catalans hit the Athletic Bilbao, taking the title and achieving a double between the league and the historic first Champions League, after Ronald Koeman’s goal against Sampdoria. Later, in the 1998-99the Catalans managed to shorten the distance they kept from him Mallorca and reach the lead in the middle of the season, so as not to let go of the lead before reaching his tenth trophy of the sixth class.
Barcelona and LaLiga, dream of the title
In the current season, FC Barcelona still far from the top with 10 points, with the disadvantage that Atlético has de Madrid a more running competition in your favor. Plus, the “Colchoneros” have the convenience of being eliminated from the Copa del Rey, so they can focus their efforts even more on LaLiga.
The month of March can be crucial in determining whether the Barcelona manages to beat Atlético, since Simeone’s will have the difficult task of getting the Real Madrid, Athletic de Bilbao, Getafe and Alavéswhile Koeman collides with it Osasuna, Huesca and Real Sociedad, rivals who could grant certain facilities compared to those on Madrid’s agenda. Either way, the acid test comes in Day 35, May 8, when both clubs will meet, in what may be the duel that defines the champion.