The doom and gloom that has surrounded Barcelona in recent weeks felt like it came to an end, temporarily at least, on Sunday after their 3-0 win at home to Levante, in which Ansu Fati made his return to action and marked the occasion with a goal.
Curiously, Ronald Koeman’s side have now got off to a better start in LaLiga Santander than they did last season, when they had a certain Lionel Messi in their ranks.
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Barcelona have picked up 12 points from their opening six matches, whereas in the 2020/21 campaign they had eight after the same number of games.
It is a similar story in terms of goals too, as this season has seen Barcelona score 11 goals compared to 10 at this point last year.
One aspect that has seen a slight decline is the defence, with Koeman’s team having conceded six goals this season, one more than last season.
