Barcelona had started its season under new manager Hansi Flick in great form — winning 11 of their first 12 LaLiga matches, averaging over three goals per game and thrashing old rivals Real Madrid 4-0.
But suddenly the team seems to have hit a brick wall as it has picked up only one point in its last three matches.
Defeats against Real Sociedad and Las Palmas cut Barcelona's comfortable nine-point lead in the standings to just one, and Flick is now under pressure to break the winless run against Mallorca on Tuesday.
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