Sometimes plumbing the depths isn’t such a bad thing after all.
When you’ve gone so far down that there’s nowhere realistically left to go, the only way is up.
Moreover, in Barcelona’s case it has allowed them to recalibrate and forced them to make some tough decisions to steady the ship through some very choppy waters.
To the credit of Joan Laporta and his board, slowly but surely, culers are beginning to see the old Barca coming back.
Little by little and piece by piece, Xavi’s squad is getting better and business off the pitch is looking as healthy as it’s done for some while.