Barcelona underwent some major changes this summer, but they still appear to be contenders. They started their campaign with a win, and will look to extend this run. Bilbao, who have not been in good form lately, do not seem up for the challenge.
The Catalans had secured a third-place finish the last season, but were in the running for the title till the second to last match-day.
However, they cannot afford to miss out on the title this year – which would make it three seasons in a row, which would be something unheard of in recent history.
They did score the most number of goals of all the teams in the competition in 2020-21. In fact, they had scored 18 more goals than any other squad in the La Liga, and despite the absence of Leo Messi, the frontline seems capable of slotting in goals this year.
The issue that’s been plaguing the five-time European champions has been their defense. They have not yet found an ideal line-up at the back, and are leaking goals in plenty.




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巴塞罗那在这个夏天经历了一些重大的变化，但他们似乎仍然是竞争者。他们以一场胜利开始了他们的竞选活动，并希望延续这一势头。最近状态不佳的毕尔巴鄂似乎没有准备好迎接挑战。
加泰罗尼亚人在上个赛季结束时获得了第三名，但直到最后一个比赛日的倒数第二个比赛日才开始争夺冠军。
然而，他们不能错过今年的冠军，这将使它连续三个赛季，这将是近年来闻所未闻的。
在2020-21年的比赛中，他们确实是所有球队中进球最多的。事实上，他们比西甲任何一支球队都多进了18个球，尽管梅西不在，但今年的锋线似乎有能力进球。
困扰五届欧洲冠军的问题是他们的防守。他们还没有找到一个理想的后防线阵容，而且还漏进了很多球。