The curse of champions: Barcelona loses every match after winning the La Liga championship.

The curse of champions: Barcelona loses every match after winning the La Liga championship. The statistics continue to show a disturbing pattern: the Catalan giants are facing a persistent trend where they inevitably lose in their next official match right after winning the Spanish championship. This pattern has been confirmed four times in a row. In 2026, Barcelona lost to Alavés. In 2025, they stumbled against Villarreal. Even earlier, they suffered losses against Real Sociedad in 2023 and Sevilla in 2019. It seems that the euphoria after winning a championship is quickly replaced by a decline in performance and a loss of concentration. The team’s coaching staff and medical staff haven’t yet found a way to avoid emotional burnout and maintain a winning attitude in the upcoming matches. Analysts and fans have already labeled this statistic as a “post-match recovery syndrome”. Experts are beginning to take this historical fact into account when making predictions about the team’s performance in the upcoming season.