PRESSURE OF THE REAL MADRID

The Athletic Club, obstacle of a Barça that it wants to be more leader

Published:9/02/2019 - 22:47h

Updated:10/02/2019 - 22:16h

The FC Barcelona has the luck or the misfortune to know the victory of the Real Madrid in front of the Athletic before his duel against the Athletic Club. The group of Solari puts pressure by his series of results, by what the culés can not allow puncture in Saint Mamés

The FC Barcelona will jump to the lawn of the new Saint Mamés knowing that the Real Madrid -that goes launched to litigate by LaLiga Santander- defeated to the Athletic in Wanda Metropolitan to plant to only five points. The ones of Ernesto Valverde are conscious that they need a victory to reestablish the distance of eight points.

The pressure will be big for the culés, although they also know that take out the three points in front of the Athletic Club would do them more leaders of what already are. This Sunday to the 20:45 enfentarán culés and lions in one of the big classical of LaLiga. A duel in which the Txingurri will be able to put all the meat in the asador because it will not have split between week.

The FC Barcelona will have important drops for the duel in front of the rojiblancos: Jordi Alba remained went by sanction, since it will fulfil cycle of yellow cardboards after seeing the fifth of the championship; the one of Arthur Melo, that suffered a muscular injury that will separate him of the terrains of game during a month; and the already known of Jasper Cillessen, Rafinha and Samuel Umtiti.

The one who yes will be in the party will be Ousmane Dembélé, that obtained the high medical and that, after making without problems the session of training of the Saturday in the afternoon, went in in the announcement. The own French player recognised that it knows that it will not be headline, but yes expects to have minutes to be able to reach the rhythm wished after his sprain of ankle.

Valverde Already commented in the room of press that will bet by the usual headlines, although it will be necessary to see with who substitutes to Jordi Alba and to Arthur. Sergi Roberto splits with big possibilities to act in the left side, whereas Arturo Vidal and Carles Aleñá posit to play in the medullary. Leo Messi, that has evolved positively of his hit, aims to the titularity.

The dangers of the Athletic Club

As Ernesto Valverde recognised in the previous press conference to the party, the Athletic Club is a very intense team that will look for a high pressure to recover the balloon in dangerous zones. The vigour and the harp of the 'lions' is question of state in Saint Mamés, and is a shot that the team rojiblanco does not lose in spite of the changes generacionales.

At present, the Athletic Club occupies the thirteenth position with 26 points, three above the descent. In spite of that the Basques have remounted in the last parties of the hand of Gaizka Garitano, want to ensure the permanence what before treating to impose in important parties. In fact, in the first turn, already achieved empatar in the Camp Nou.

The Athletic Club is a team in which it will be necessary to take into account variso factors like his intense pressure, the aerial game or his trio of forwards. Iñaki Williams, Ibai Gómez and Muniaín will be three big offensive threats. It will be necessary to walk with feet of lead against all they if they want the three points.