Barcelona's disenchantment at Ramón de Carranza (2-1) was another chapter in the horror story that the Barça team is building in this league. An episode titled Error and Psyche. Those of Ronald Koeman maintained the league tradition of losing matches (4 defeats in 10 games), of doing it based on errors and of mentally blocking themselves when it was time to put the ball into the opposing goal.

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And it is that the stumble began to culminate with a new defensive error. As in Vitoria, as against Atlético de Madrid or as in the visit of Sevilla. On this occasion, the brand-new Óscar Mingueza fired friendly fire by pushing the ball into Ter Stegen's goal in a corner. Álvaro Gímenez would end up introducing Barça the ball and, worse still, a new disadvantage on the scoreboard. A new eight thousand. Barça were back in the spotlight from behind for the fifth time in ten league games.

Of course there was a lot left. But with what players like Philippe Coutinho offered, there was nothing to hold on to. The Brazilian embodied Barça's already worrying offensive blocking against withdrawn teams. Like de Jong or Griezmann, he was always slow, horizontal and predictable. Not so Messi and Braithwaite in the only occasion culé of the first half: delicious service of the Argentine to the space so that the Danish, with little angle, bump into the local goalkeeper.

After the first 45 minutes, the Barça interests were clamoring for the entry of two players. A corkscrew and a mixer. A more upright player than Coutinho and one more agitator than Griezmann. Pedri and Dembélé. And Koeman replied. He gave entry to both, instead of the same Coutinho and the central Mingueza. But it would not be enough.

More gunpowder above, less clothing below

With de Jong installed as center-back, the team went cold. The withdrawal of Cádiz catapulted multiple yellow cons. And all came to fruition. That yes, the goal of the Barcelona tie threatened to spoil the Cadiz party. He also arrived with friendly fire -in this case, at Pedro Alcalá's own door-, in a good combination of Dembélé and Alba. But it was an oasis within the great defensive performance and ambition of Cádiz.

Álvaro Cervera's team was really focused. And he continued to carry out counterattacks. In one of those, the ball was lost down the sideline. Apparently, little danger for a Barça that simply had to remove the ball from the area to transfer it, again, to the Cadista field. Less danger than in the corner of Anfield. But same result. Same lack of concentration. Same disaster.

Jordi Alba took out and got Lenglet into a problem, who did the same with Ter Stegen by letting the ball pass while the newly entered Álvaro Negredo was just a few meters away. In the attempt to clear the Mongolian goalkeeper, Negredo took the ball, made de Jong dribble Maradona against Madrid, and put his team back ahead of the scoreboard.

Cádiz began to believe the possibility of obtaining the three points against the other giant of Spanish football - after having knocked Real Madrid down 0-1 a month and a half ago. And the Barça continued smearing with his psyche. Very barking dog, but little biting. A lot of possession, but little punch. When Messi does not come to the rescue as he used to do throughout his sporting life, it seems complicated. When those around you lack reliability, it seems impossible. Not even the entry of an electric Pjanić allowed Barça to have more freshness and judgment.

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