the biggest problem with the Barca board is their over reliance on Messi. they gave him a super salary bump of 500k per week, yes, he deserves it. But they should have focused more on the supporting cast for Messi. the MSN trident was very very deadly, but the old-guys at the board decided to sell Neymar. Maybe they've thought that with that money and with their reputation, they can always find a replacement, but we're on august 17 now and yet, there's no signing. and for crying out loud, where are the youth-products of Barca ???
We only have seen two competitive games from Barca, on the first leg, they're completely undone by Madrid. On the first half of the 2nd leg, i don't know but barca players just seems to just stand around. on the second half, it would have been 2-2 if not for the crossbar( messi ) and the post ( suarez ). But all in all, it's not the same barca. it's not the same feeling as any other Classico before it.