Barcelona enjoying last 15 minutes of the matches this season

Only Real Madrid have managed to beat Barcelona in La Liga this season, thanks to an injury-time goal from Jude Bellingham, which is usually a characteristic that sticks with the Catalans.

Since the start of the season, 12 of the 26 goals scored by Barca in La Liga (46.15%) have come in the last 15 minutes, with victories against Celta and Real Sociedad snatched from the jaws of draw.

No team has such a high percentage, especially when analysing the other best attacks in the domestic championship. Girona (6/31), Atletico (9/29) and Real Madrid (5/28) are a long way behind.

Xavi's men have the ability to react when their backs are against the wall. In the first 13 rounds, the reigning champions were behind in six games, losing just once.

The problem is to create chances, open the scoring and dominate the opposition, which is almost never the case, with the exception of the 5-0 win over Betis on 16th September. In fact, 7 of their 9 wins have been by a single goal.

There is therefore a major challenge during this international break in Barcelona: to find the mental, physical, technical or tactical solution to start the games better so as not to get into trouble, especially as the schedule will not be easy from the end of November.

La Liga's third-placed side travel to Rayo Vallecano, who have beaten them the last two seasons, before taking on the two best attacking sides in La Liga: Atletico and Girona.