Barça's tough schedule until the World Cup: 20 games in three months

An authentic madness. Only like this it can define the calendar of the FC Barcelona in the first stretch of the season. Adding the parties of LaLiga and the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League, the ones of Xavi Hernández will have to contest a total of 20 parties of here until 9 November, date in which the clubs pausarán the action to free to his international players that will participate in the World-wide of Catar.

In addition to the first 14 days of LaLiga, the Barça will contest the phase of groups of the Champions in an inferior lapse to two months, of 7 September to 1 November. To complicate even more the things, the culés remained situated in the 'group of the death' together with the Bayern Munich, the Inter of Milan and Viktoria Plzen. The debut in the League of Champions will be, precisely, in front of the Czechs in the Spotify Camp Nou.

The following week, the group blaugrana will have to travel to the Allianz Sand of Munich. The first turn will complete the 4 of octumbre in the Giuzeppe Meazza in front of the Inter. After this touches to receive to 'neroazurris' and Bavarians the days 12 and 26 October, authentic finals that will contest home full in the temple culé. The phase of groups will culminate on 1 November in field of Viktoria.

In the middle of the 'hurricane Champions', the Barça will have to contest 10 parties of League. Cádiz, Mallorca, Real Madrid, Valencia and Osasuna in the road. On the other hand, the club will have to host Elche, Celta, Villarreal, Athletic and Almería before the World Cup break. The week that seems most complicated is the Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu (October 16), since four days before it will be the clash with Inter in Catalonia and three days later it's time to host Villarreal.

A FIFA date in September to finish off

As if that were not enough, Barça will lose its internationals the last two weeks of September due to a FIFA date in which most World Cup teams will play two games that will serve the coaches to define their final calls. In the case of Spain, Luis Enrique's men will culminate their participation in the group stage of the Nations League by hosting Switzerland on September 24 and visiting Portugal three days later. The challenge for the Catalans is impossible to be more demanding. Hence the importance of summer reinforcements and having a guarantee 'wardrobe'.