FC Barcelona and Athletic of Bilbao confront this Friday in Saint Mamés with reason of the gone of the Supercopa of Spain 2015. The ones of Luis Enrique arrive with the main drops of Jordi Alba and Neymar, whereas the ones of Valverde have had more time of preparation

Ticket | Gone in Supercopa of Spain: Barcelona vs Athletic
Ticket | Gone in Supercopa of Spain: Athletic vs Barcelona

The FC Barcelona of Luis Enrique faces this Friday the gone of the Supercopa of Spain 2015 against the Athletic of Bilbao in Saint Mamés (22.00 hours), a traditionally complicated field for the Barcelona but where lately have taken out good results along the last seasons. The ones of Luis Enrique arrive to the meeting in perfect physical and mental conditions to add a new title after the Supercopa of Europe conquered the Tuesday in front of the Seville.

In spite of the big effort with included extention, the Asturian technician gave all the Wednesday of rest to his players and this Thursday only carried out a soft session of preparation for the duel in front of the "lions", always thinking in recovering strengths with the aim to take out a good result of face to the party of turn in the Camp Nou, that will contest next Monday 17 August. Leo Messi and Andrés Iniesta, that had finish with annoyances against the Seville, will be to disposal of the Asturian technician to be ranged in the eleven headline although no descarta that "I Struggle" carry out some rotations, giving rest for example to Mathieu in the left band and planting to Adriano.

Those who sure that they will not be on the lawn will be Neymar Jr, Jordi Alba, Douglas Pereira, Burn Turan and Aleix Vidal. The first still has not recovered of the paperas, the second suffers an injury that will keep him section of the group some days more, the Brazilian will be drop during a month and half by an injury in the biceps femoral and the two new signings will not be able to debut until January of 2016. In this sense, the Barça will go back to go with the put against the Athletic and is very possible that Pedro Rodríguez, Sergi Roberto or even Marc Bartra opt to the titularity.

The FC Barcelona adds already a total of 11 Supercopas of Spain in his list of winners and wishes to follow increasing the distance with the second in said classification, the Real Madrid, that has nine. Barça and Athletic contested already a title of such characteristics in 1983 and 2009, but the scales fell in the two occasions of the side barcelonista. In fact, it could say that the culés are converting during the last decade in the "Black Beast" of the Basques. Three finals of Glass of the King lost add to the list of hecatombes of the "lions" against the Catalan group.

In spite of everything, the Barça will not be able to fiar for nothing of an opponent that always puts the difficult things, and more in his field. Ernesto Valverde will face besides the meeting with the big majority of his in mint condition physical players and having had more time to prepare the two meetings to the have not contested his players any tournament this summer. desconoce If Valverde will go back to bet by a labeling to the man to Leo Messi, something that did not go out him too well in the final of the past edition of the Glass of Rey. Of what anybody doubt, however, is that the fans of the two teams will be able to enjoy of a big party. The show is served.

Technical index card of the party: Athletic-Barcelona

Party: Athletic Bilbao-FC Barcelona
Competition: Supercopa of Spain (Ida)
Stadium: Saint Mamés (40.000).
Schedules and television: Friday 14 August, 22:00h / 10:00 PM
Calendar 2015/16: League BBVA, Champions League, Glass of Rey