LAST MATCHDAY OF THE GROUP STAGE

A win for pride! Barça says goodbye to the Champions League at Plzen's house

Published:31/10/2022 - 23:31h

Updated:31/10/2022 - 23:31h

Despite the fact that there is nothing at stake, FC Barcelona visits Viktoria Plzen this Tuesday from 9:00 p.m. in the match corresponding to the sixth day of the Champions League group stage

The FC Barcelona sacks this Tuesday of a Champions League that has been "very cruel" for the culés, as it has manifested in several opportunities Xavi Hernández. The culés will listen for the last time in this season the hymn of the maximum European competition to level of clubs, place has remained deleted by second consecutive year in the phase of groups and will contest the dieciseisavos of final of the Europe League.

The last appointment is this Tuesday in front of Viktoria Plzen in the Doosan Sand, from the 21:00 hours (CEST) in a party in which the only aim of the culés is to achieve the last triumph by the pride and honour of the team, after the blow of the elimination. The Barça wants to say goodbye with good feelings and concentrate, from this time on same, in returning to the competition the next year.

In front will have to Viktoria Plzen that still has not added his first point in the phase of groups and that comes to fit an audible goleada in front of the Inter of Milan in the last date, by 4-0 in Giuseppe Meazza. In the party of the first date, the Barça already had lumbered with them a 'manita' in the Spotify Camp Nou in a night in which Robert Lewandowski converted a 'hat-trick' sensacional.

The history right now is very different and of this there are not doubts. Any of the teams plays at all in this last day of phase of groups, further of the entry that represents to win a party in Champions League. The trainers will look for 'protect' to his players to concentrate in his respective national competitions, but looking for carry a victory to say "goodbye" in 'good' terms. It will be a so important party like the five previous.

Changes in the alignment

Xavi left in Barcelona to Robert Lewandowski and has included in his announcement to several players of The Masia, but everything aims to that his alignment will be quite competitive and with a lot of 'cracks', although yes it will give rest to the indisputable headlines. In fact, the egarense already glided in room of press that will play Iñaki Crag and Pablo Tower, footballers that to date have not been headlines in this season.

Another of the novelties, is that the Barça travelled with a natural central solo of the first staff, Gerard Hammered, of the one who expects that it form part of the initial alignment. It could appear in the axis beside Marcos Alonso, that already has played several times like central 'reconverted'. In the sides foresees that they will be Héctor Bellerín and Jordi Alba.

They will be the most significant changes, put in the medullary all seems to indicate to that they will be Sergio Busquets, Kessié and Pablo Tower those who start, with the asterisk in a Frenkie of Jong that could win him the game to the of Badía. Finally, we will see to an unpublished forward with Raphinha the right extreme, Ansu Fati like false nine and Ferran Torres in the left band.

The Barça, in process of growth

In the Barcelona group have not sunk with the elimination in the Champions League, although they recognise that it has been a failure by all the work made in the summer, with the signings and the revolution that lived the club. However, they know that they still are in dispute four titles and will want to win them, all if possible. In LaLiga go to cruising speed and are only to a point of the leadership.

Next year already it will think in the Europe League, but the Barça wants to do the duties and fulfil in all his parties, because they are conscious that the image and the respect to the club are at stake. In spite of the elimination, will not give by defeated and will row against of the tide, because still the season is very long and can have surprises. Besides, it is a team that still is in growth and that, without place to doubt, still has not found his best version.