A little over two months ago, Barcelona were in the grip of a full-blown crisis after losing their first game of 2015 against David Moyes's Real Sociedad.
Having been left on the bench for that encounter, star man Lionel Messi was reported to be considering his future after supposedly suffering a bitter falling-out with manager Luis Enrique, who in turn was - according to dark whispers - on the verge of being sacked.
Sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta had already been sacked, prompting recently-retired legend Carles Puyol to immediately resign from his administrative post, while president Josep Maria Bartomeu called early elections in January in a bid to "lower the tension" surrounding the club.
Now, just a few weeks later, the Catalan club are sitting atop La Liga, are into the Copa del Rey final and through to the Champions League last eight after a first-half masterclass against Manchester City. How have they achieved such a transformation?
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