Not only did Barcelona’s 2-1 loss to Girona spark a refereeing controversy, but the team has seen a frustrating trend throughout the season.
Once again, the goal frame proved to be Barcelona’s biggest enemy, hampering their scoring efforts at crucial moments.
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The most painful moment was when Lamine Yamar stepped up to take the penalty kick.
The young winger had a chance to equalize but his shot bounced off the post, leaving Barcelona stunned.
Even more frustratingly, just two minutes earlier Raphinha had seen his try hit the woodwork.
Look at the worrying numbers
These two moments are not isolated incidents. In fact, they are part of a larger pattern that will plague Barcelona throughout the 2025/26 season.
With two goals against Girona, The Catalan giants have hit the post or crossbar 32 times this season and a shocking 25 of them are from La Liga.
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In the Champions League, Barcelona hit the woodwork five times, but fortunately, this did not disqualify them from entering the last 16.
Barcelona has had very bad luck this season. (Photo by Judit Katir/Getty Images)
In the Copa del Rey, however, things are less forgiving. In the semi-final against Atletico Madrid, the goalframe was brutal once again.
With Atletico leading 2-0, FermÃn Lopez thought he had a goal back, only for his shot to hit the post in the 20th minute.
No team in Europe’s top five leagues is more affected by this depressing statistic than Barcelona..
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Flick’s side lead off table with 32 woodwork strikeswhile Bayern Munich is behind them with 27 points.
In La Liga, Barcelona averaged 1 shot per game in 24 games, 25 of them, a number that obviously cost them valuable points.
To put things in perspective, Ferran Torres tops the list with 6, followed closely by Lamine Yamal with 5.
Dani Olmo, Rafinha and Marcus Rashford all hit the woodwork four times, while FermÃn Lopez hit the woodwork three times.
Robert Lewandowski and Eric Garcia had two each, while Jules Conde and Marc Casado added one each.
