All what need to know of the FC Barcelona-Elche of LaLiga

This Wednesday, the Barcelona will confront to the Elche, by the duel that corresponded to the first day of the present season of LaLiga Santander. It treats of a party that has to finish, obligatoriamente, with the culés achieving the three points, because of the need that have the same to approach to the competition by the title suspender belt and to the urgency to raise the spirit of the staff, after the catastrophes occurred in front of the Paris Saint-Germain and the Cádiz.

The ones of Ronald Koeman arrive to this meeting occupying the fourth square of the classification liguera, with 47 units, surpassed by the Seville, the Real Madrid and the Athletic of Madrid, that have of 48, 52 and 55 units, respectively. The obtaining of the victory in this meeting will be vital for the Barcelona, since his next rival will be the group directed by Julen Lopetegui, a direct rival in the fight by LaLiga.

By his part, the Elche is penultimate in the classification, with 21 points and comes to achieve a valuable victory in front of the Eibar, breaking like this with a bad series of 16 meetings without winning by LaLiga. The last victory of the Alicante team had been in October of the past year, when they attained to defeat by 2-0 to Valencia.

Although it seems to be that any team can be considered like small by the current version of the Barcelona, given the recent tie of the culés in front of the Cádiz, everything seems to indicate that this is the perfect opportunity so that the culés take advantage of of the humility of the Elche and achieve the three points. It is an urgent need, by what the Catalans have to go out with all his arms to defend the Camp Nou.

The infirmary culé, still with problems

Although Gerard Hammered recovered and began to see minutes the past week, the list of lesionados that presents the Barcelona keeps on being a grave problem for Ronald Koeman. Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto keep on being drop, whereas Ronald Araújo has progressed enough in his improvement, but does not want to be forced by the trainer, for like this not generating a relapse.

By his part, Philippe Coutinho seems to have bad news in his actuality, since, recently, has known that the carioca would be crossing problems in the recovery of his operation of knee. This deprives to Koeman to use to a piece that could be interesting in the offensive proposal of the team, a circumstance that has caused difficulties útlimamente.

The Elche, also with some drops

By his part, the Elche also will have to face the party in front of the FC Barcelona with some drops, circumstance that will hamper even more the task of the trainer Fran Escribá to face up to the culés. Specifically, it treats of the mediocampista Fidel, the defender Diego González and the young midfield player Jony Poplar.

Curiously, the three players will be possible drops because of the same problem: ailments in the isquiotibiales. Of this form, the trainer Escribá will have to resort to other options, as the ones of Josan, Iván Marcone or Dani Calvo, the one who went the scorer of the goal that gave him the victory to the Elche in front of the Eibar, in the last day of LaLiga.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-Cádiz

• Party: FC Barcelona-Elche Cf
• Competition: LaLiga
• Stadium: Camp Nou
• Television: Wednesday, 24 February, to the 19:00 h (Spanish hour)
• Calendar 2020-21: League Santander, Champions League, Glass of Rey