if they had Zizou last season instead of Rafa from the beginning they might even have won the league. in 20 games in La Liga last season Zizou got 17 wins, 2 draws (away at Betis and Malaga) and a loss to Atletico. he also overcame a huge deficit (cant remember how much exactly it was, but Barca had a lead of more than 10 pts over Real when Zizou took over, Atletico had a big lead over them too). with Benitez they had 12 wins 4 draws and 2 losses in 18 games which is essentially what lost them the league.