Barcelona Face Racing Santander — But Their Recent Form Says This Won't Be Close

Barcelona have been nothing short of relentless lately.

A 4-2 win at Levante, a 5-0 demolition of Valencia, back-to-back 5-2 routs of Rayo Vallecano and Elche. This isn't a team going through the motions — this is a team finding new ways to score every single week.

Tonight they host Racing Santander, and on paper, this shouldn't even be a contest. The numbers back that up too — Barcelona are sitting at a 91.5% win probability, with Racing given just 3%.

Racing will likely set up to survive rather than compete, packing bodies behind the ball and hoping to steal something on the counter. It's the same approach most sides have tried against this Barcelona side recently. It hasn't worked yet.

The bigger question tonight isn't whether Barcelona will win. It's whether Racing can even keep the scoreline respectable, or if this turns into another lopsided scoreline like Valencia or Elche.

Barcelona look like a team that isn't just winning matches right now. They're sending a message every time they step on the pitch.