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We need to talk about Fermin Lopez. While everyone focuses on Lamine Yamal, Fermin has quietly become the most clutch midfielder in Europe. Two goals last night when the team was drowning?. He isn't just a 'squad player' anymore; he is the engine. His energy presses teams into mistakes and his finishing is elite for a midfielder. If Pedri is the brain, Fermin is the heart. He just saved Barcelona's European campaign.

Barcelona fans celebrating this win need to look at the stats. You conceded 2 goals to Slavia Prague and looked terrified on every set piece. That is now 13 goals conceded in the Champions League this season—the worst record of any top team. If they defend like this against City or Bayern in the knockouts, they will get destroyed 5-0. You can't outscore your defensive problems forever. Koundé and Araujo looked lost.

Robert Lewandowski scoring an own goal with his back and then scoring a winner at the other end is the perfect summary of Barcelona's season: Chaos, panic, but pure quality in the end. Slavia Prague put up a hell of a fight in freezing -8°C weather, but Fermin Lopez’s brace saved Hansi Flick from a disaster. It wasn't pretty, but winning ugly in January is how you win titles. Plus, Dani Olmo's curler was world-class.