The previous of the party: Athletic of Bilbao vs FC Barcelona (League J1)

The FC Barcelona will confront in the first day of League BBVA 2015-16 in Saint Mamés to the Athletic of Bilbao by third consecutive time. The ones of Luis Enrique lost the Supercopa of Spain against the "lions" and will leave the skin for avenging in the domestic competition

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The Barça of Luis Enrique will have to measure in the first day of League this Sunday in Saint Mamés (18.30 hours) to the Athletic of Bilbao, that won recently less than a week to the culés the Supercopa of Spain with a conclusive 5-1 global and could receive a revenge without mercy of the FC Barcelona, that will not go out to especular and will struggle by the party from the first minute. In this sense, the Barcelona will try to win for the first time in three parties to the ones of Ernesto Valverde, that took advantage of in the Supercopa of the physical superiority in front of a Barça mermado by the bad management of the pre-season and the dispute of the Supercopa of Europe against the Seville days before.

The case is that in the FC Barcelona, in spite of having recovered of the tiredness accumulated in the legs of all his players and have more confidence that in the last appointments to carry the three points of The Cathedral, Luis Enrique will not be able to have the half of the defenders of the staff already was by sanction or by injury Gerard Hammered and Jeremy Mathieu saw card -the one of Hammered was red direct- in the turn of the Supercopa of Spain in the Camp Nou, but to his drops add the ones of Douglas Pereira and Adriano Correia, lesionados by distinct muscular problems.

The good news is that Jordi Alba, that lesionó in the dispute of the Trophy Joan Gamper 2015 against the Rome two weeks ago, already has received the high medical and will be able to be present on the lawn of Bilbao. desconoce, this yes, if Luis Enrique will bet for keeping him in the field during the ninety minutes or if it will decide not forcing to one of his defensive pillars and will concede minutes to Thomas Vermaelen, that in the Arsenal and with Belgium already has experience playing like left side.

To the carousel of absences of the FC Barcelona, that neither will be able to have Neymar Jr in attack, join the drops of Aleix Vidal and Burn Turan, that can not debut until January of 2016. In the bench culé, therefore, Luis Enrique only could use like defender to cover the right side to Sergi Roberto, that during the pre-season had to play the majority of parties of turns it North American in said place by the absence of Alves and the injury of Douglas.

The Athletic also will arrive mermado to the party, although more emotionally that physically. The ones of Ernesto Valverde lost against the Zilina 2-3 in the gone of the previous phase of the UEFA Europe League and will play contest the European competition home the next week. One of his players reference, Iñaki Williams, recayó in addition to his injury and is foreseen that it lose at least the seven first days of League BBVA 2015-16.

The Barça will try to take advantage of it to give a hit on of the table and avenge of the Athletic. In the horizon, besides, is the possibility to plant already from the beginning three points above the Real Madrid. The ones of Rafa Benítez visit in the first day The Molinón to play against the Sporting of Gijón, a team that traditionally no has given them too much well during the last years like visitors.

Technical index card of the party: Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona

Party: Athletic of Bilbao-FC Barcelona
Competition: League BBVA 2015/16 J1
Stadium: Saint Mamés (40.000).
Schedules and television: Sunday 23 August, 18:30h / 6:30 PM
Calendar 2015/16: League BBVA, Champions League, Glass of Rey