Crunch Time for Barça.

With possibly nine matches left, Barça are entering the crunch time of their season.

Barça are still on track for an amazing season if all things go according to plan. Their match against Getafe is the last match of April before they enter “Crunch Time” in May. That month alone can see them win all three titles available or some, or worse, none.

Barça have only five league matches remaining in their quest for the league crown. I have been a firm believer that La Liga always comes down to the final five matches of the season. It is a rarity when you see a club win La Liga with a big gap atop of the standings so these next few games will be interesting. Barça’s remaining league matches are against Getafe, Cordoba, Real Sociedad, Atlético and Deportivo. They win those matches, and La Liga is theirs and that could happen sooner if Real Madrid slip up in their matches against Sevilla and Valencia, which are bunched in between their clash against Juventus. They also have a Copa del Rey Final against Athletic Club at the Camp Nou at the end of May too.

Now, some have already ruled them out of the Champions League after being paired with Bayern Munich, but it is not over till the referee blows the final whistle. Yes, Pep and Bayern Munich will be their opponents but you can never write off Barça. It is not that difficult to feel optimistic. While Pep loves his team to play possession football, Lucho has Barça displaying similar features that aided Real Madrid when they eliminated Bayern from the Champions League last season; scoring from direct counter attacks and set pieces. I would not rule the Blaugrana out and do not compare what happened two seasons ago with this team.

So Barça are heading down the final stretch of the season. They just need to remain healthy, focused, and confident, while taking it one game at a time. If they can do that, then the sky’s the limit for them. They just need to take it one game at a time.