I don't recall 11/12 being strong, we were heavily reliant on Messi. When he couldn't win the game for us we dropped points majority of the time. Team is much stronger and more complete this season than those. We have the strongest front 3 in the world, only worry is that our midfield (as stable as it is) is relying too much on them combining and scoring goals and when that doesn't happen they don't step up, last night being a perfect example as unlucky as we were. I think Arda being available in January will help that but it's sad that Rakitic is under performing so far this season as I've become a big fan of his.