The eleven of gala, to the rescue of the Barça in front of the Raise in Glass

This Thursday to the 21:30, the FC Barcelona will have to save the first 'match ball' against of the season. The group of Ernesto Valverde lost in the party of gone of the eighth of final of the Glass of the King in front of the Raise in the Ciutat of València (2-1) and now will touch to trace back in the Camp Nou.

For the party of gone, the Txingurri threw of rotations, giving rest to the players with more minutes of the team, but the result was not the expected. Of face to the party of turn, expects that the technician extremeño go out with the eleven of gala, since this time the Messi, Suárez, Rakitic and company yes have gone in in the announcement.

With the drops of Rafinha Alcántara, Samuel Umtiti, Thomas Vermaelen and Sergi Samper by physical problems and the one of Malcom by technical decision, the FC Barcelona will treat to trace back a result that is adverse, but no impossible to trace back. The rule of the goals out of house gives a lot of value to the so much of Philippe Coutinho, doing valid a victory by the minimum. In spite of this, does not be necessary to trust.

It is necessary to remember that, the past season, the Raise turned into the only team of LaLiga able Santander to defeat to the group of Ernesto Valverde. It was in the Ciutat of València, in a meeting in which it arrived to go 5-1 in favour of the 'granotas'. Finally it finished 5-4, but the culés still remember the nightmares of this night. The lesson owed to learn then.

The Raise, a team of less to more

The sale of Jefferson Lerma the past year, that contributed some 30 million euros to the arks of the Raise, served to reinforce the staff with players of big quality in a solid project. The group 'granota' did not begin too well in the present season, but was improving with the step of the parties imposing the quality of his footballers.

The big key of this improvement of the Valencians has it the technician, Paco López. When already they carried several days ligueras, decided to change the diagram of usual game of the team, that was a 4-4-2, to bet by a new system with three head offices and two carrileros offensive, forming a 5-3-2.

This training premièred it the technician in the coliseum Alfonso Pérez to confront to the Getafe with a result more than satisfactory, since it has kept since, remaining fixed. The fact to employ a third head office gave defensive solidity to the team, whereas the use carrileros advanced added effective to the centre of the field.

The task of these carrileros is very important for the Raise, since they suppose important offensive arms but also offer supports to the the hour to defend. In the left band, the clear leading is Toño García, that has a big incidence in the offensive game of the team. In the right band is Jason, although Coke steps strong to steal him the place.

Important drops for Paco López

Paco López will have important drops of face to the party of the Camp Nou. In concrete, Roger Martí, Rubén Rochina and Nikola Vukcevic have remained out of the announcement by technical decision, since the trainer wants to give them rest. Especially sensitive are the two first, since it treats of two key men in attack.

Chema, key piece in defence, will be drop by injury and will force to Paco López to have Robert,  Cabaco and Postigo like the three defences titled in the central axis. Another of the drops will be Moon, although this is it by technical decision, since Toño will be the footballer that occupy the left lane.

Nevertheless, it does not be necessary to forget that the Raise has to players very dangerous in the offensive plot. Emmanuel Boateng and Borja Mayoral were the headlines in the duel of gone, although it is not descartable that in the turn play the 'commander' Moral, that is the big star of the levantinistas. Besides, it will be necessary to watch to footballers like Bardhi, dangerous with his far shots.

Paco López already warned in the press conference. "We have the illusion to happen to chambers, but the Barça has a greater obligation", commented the technician, adding that "we play in the Camp Nou and goes to be very difficult, but to a party can win to any one". It will be necessary to see until where arrive the illusion and his goal of advantage.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-Raise

• Party: FC Barcelona-Raise
• Competition: Glass of Rey
• Stadium: Camp Nou BUY ENTRANCES
• Schedules and television: Thursday 17 January 21:30h (Spanish hour)
• Calendar 2018-19: League Santander, Champions League, Glass of Rey