BETWEEN 9 AND 11 GAMES IN 50 DAYS
Xavi, in trouble: Barça faces the most 'adjusted' calendar in the League
Published:18/12/2021 - 16:50h
Updated:1/01/2022 - 22:44h
FC Barcelona could play up to 11 games in less than 50 days if everything continues "to the letter" for Xavi Hernández's men. The Egarense coach needs the recovery of several of his players to be able to face the start of 2022
The FC Barcelona has to go preparing for what comes in the next 2 months. Although it is for arriving the stop by the parties navideñas, east will be the only bracket in a long trip. The ones of Xavi Hernández, explaining the party of this Saturday in front of the Elche, will contest at least 9 parties and a maximum of 11, 8 of these to domicile. Some conditions have to apply, like the classification to eighth and chambers of Glass of Rey, and reach the final of the Supercopa of Spain. However, it is a big way for visiting.
The panorama for the ones of Joan Laporta sees concurrido, but no impossible. The blaugranas will contest three titles in simultaneous, the League or reach places of Champions, the Supercopa and the Glass of Rey. To almost a party each three days, the physical conditions of the Catalans will be put to proof. Nevertheless, the technician egarense has that some of the lesionados are fully recovered for the start of this authentic 'marathon'.
Players like Pedri and Ansu Fati already will be back for the one of Terrasa, and the arrival of Dani Alves can mean a relief for the bands of the Camp Nou. Also it will incorporate Sergiño Dest, the one who will be drop in front of the group ilicitano in the day 18 of LaLiga. Besides, the return of Memphis Depay to the Barcelona offensive will be key in the capacity goleadora of the culés.
A calendar more than 'dense'
After the commitment this weekend in front of the Valencian group in the City Condal, the Barça will visit the Sánchez-Pizjuán, in a very hard meeting in front of the escort of the pointer. Later, it has to receive to the Mallorca on 2 January and, three days later, travel to Linares for the dieciseisavos of Glass. The second Saturday of 2022 have to go to Granada, and afterwards play the 'semis' of Supercopa in front of the Real Madrid.
If all this does not sound complicated, of not reaching the final and fall in front of the whites, owe the same face 3 consecutive parties of League. The first in front of the Ray Vallecano, followed of the Alavés in case to having fallen also in 1/16 of final of Glass and, finally, a very hard commitment in front of the Athletic of Madrid in Catalonia. Now well, in case to having won to the Linares, and surpassed to the rival in eighth of Glass of Rey, between the party in front of the Alavés and Atleti would go in the quarter-finals. An authentic barbarism.
