FC Barcelona on track for treble

The mighty FC Barcelona are sitting pretty at the moment, both domestically in Spain & in Europe.

They are currently on top of the Spanish league, holding a 6 point lead. Just a few weeks ago, the lead was 12 points, but thanks to a couple of bad results (which perhaps suggest that FC Barcelona are not that mighty....haha), Barca's lead have been reduced. But hey, being 6 points in front is quite handy, & I'm happy with that lead. Hopefully, Barca will keep the lead for the rest of this season.

Barca are also through to the Spanish Cup final, after going past Mallorca 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals (won 2-0 at home, & drew 1-1 in Mallorca). Mallorca deserve some credit for making it hard in the second leg, scoring first & reportedly giving Barca some hard moments before Barca equalised. Athletic Bilbao will await Barcelona in the final.

And then, in Europe, Barca comprehensively dismantled French champions Olympique Lyon in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Barca got a 1-1 draw in Lyon in the first leg, & beat them 5-2 at home in the second leg, to complete a 6-3 aggregate win, & a safe passage to the quarter-finals. This is quite remarkable - even though Lyon are not as strong as they used to be, when was the last time anyone beat Lyon like that?? The first 45 minutes of that second leg, in particular, showcased Barca's deadly attacking football as they built a 4-1 half-time lead. If Barca can maintain this form, then surely no one can stop them from becoming champions of Europe.

So all of the above means that FC Barcelona are well on track for a treble of trophies. Whether they succeed in achieving that remains to be seen. It will be extremely difficult. There are no guarantees that Barca will win them all (although I would like them to, of course!). But what is much more certain is that Barca will entertain in trying to do so, with their enterprising, attacking football.