Khaberni - Barcelona, the holder of the Spanish league title, suffers from a "strange curse and bad luck" during the matches of the current season in both the Spanish league and the UEFA Champions League.
A Strange Curse Has Afflicted Barcelona Since the Beginning of the Current Season
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" reported that Barcelona is the team that has suffered the most from the "crossbar and posts curse" in its matches in La Liga and the Champions League.
Although Barcelona is one of the strongest attacking teams in Europe (scoring 44 goals: 32 in La Liga and 12 in the Champions League), their tally could have been higher were it not for the crossbar and posts depriving the Catalan club of 15 goals, according to the newspaper.
It was further noted that the most frustrated Barcelona player due to this curse is Ferran Torres "who raised his hands several times and placed them on his head, despairing over the missed goals, after the ball hit the post."
The "post and crossbar curse" accompanied Barcelona from the first round of the Spanish league against Real Mallorca, where Raphinha and Dani Olmo hit the frame of the goal twice, and despite this, the Catalan team won 3-0, a result that could have increased to 5 but for those two chances.
The incident repeated with Barcelona in their next game against Levante, where Torres hit the crossbar and fortunately for him, his team narrowly won 3-2.
Barcelona escaped this curse in the third round against Rayo Vallecano, but in the fourth against Valencia, Torres hit the frame again.
The situation repeated in Barcelona's games against Getafe, Real Oviedo, Real Sociedad, Girona, and Celta Vigo, bringing the total number of games in which Barcelona hit the frame of the goal to 8 out of 12.
The Post and Crossbar Curse in the UEFA Champions League
This "curse" extended to the UEFA Champions League matches, where Barcelona suffered 3 shots being returned by the frame of the goal all in a single game against Club Brugge.
It occurred in the fourth round of the league stage, in a match where the post denied Fermin Lopez a score, while the crossbar repelled shots from Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia.
That match was one of the most frustrating for Barcelona in terms of results, returning from Belgium with just one point after drawing 3-3.
Ranking of Barcelona Players Who Have Hit the Post or Crossbar Since the Beginning of the Current Season:
• Ferran Torres: 4 shots.
• Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Fermin Lopez: 2 shots each.
• Dani Olmo, Robert Lewandowski, Eric Garcia, Lamine Yamal, Jules Kounde: One shot each.
