Barça host Almeria with the obligation to close 2023 by winning again in La Liga

This Wednesday (19:00 hours) will arrive the last party of League of the FC Barcelona in this 2023. The Barcelona team will confront to the Almería in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, a duel in which the ones of Xavi will be forced to win, so much by the present of the team as for confronting in his field to the colista of the championship, without victories and with only five points after 16 parties contested.

Thinking in this duel, the Barcelona technician did not doubt in aiming that it is a meeting in which they do not exist margin of error for the Barça. "We can not fail. they are penalising Us Our own errors. Girona and Madrid do not fail therefore we have to go step by step, from morning, split to party", stood out. In fact, it aimed on the party in front of the Almería of this Wednesday that "need to win. We need to do a complete party that still is missing us", analysed the Catalan.

Problems for a Barça that it has to win yes or yes

However, Xavi Hernández will have serious problems for recomponer the centre of the field against the Almería. To the already known drop of Frenkie of Jong by accumulation of yellow cards has joined him the one of Pedri. The Canarian has had some 'annoyances' in the training of this Tuesday and seems that it neither will be able to be faced with the almerienses by this overloads muscular.

This 'KO' is a setback tremendo for Xavi, since without Of Jong the pair Gündogan/Pedri had to result key for the duel against the Andalusian group. But the Catalan trainer will have to 'throw' of Oriol Romeu and of Fermín López to form midfield beside the German. Like this, the Barça will assume his last official party of the year and knowing besides that almost immediately will have to leave to the airport to play in United States little more than 24 hours afterwards.

The Almería does not seem that it will present too much resistance

The ones of Xavi, in addition to the drop of Pedri and Of Jong, will not have Marcos Alonso, Gavi, Ter Stegen neither Íñigo Martínez. Nevertheless, it seems not having excuse that cost in Barcelona, the team needs to win yes or yes, playing well or badly, the three points have to remain in Montjuïc because, in addition to the abysmal season that is cuajando the team almeriense, the ones of Garitano will face the party with even lower that the Catalans (Melero, Koné, Pubill, Robertone, Milovanovic, Suárez and Svidersky).

Taking into account that with this 'double split' that will play the Barça between Wednesday and Thursday will close the year, Xavi and the staff will have sufficient margin for reflexionar and work in the points that was necessary for the next 4 January try show a distinct face. And it is that when confronting to the rival feebler of First Division, neither the fans neither the press surely will give sufficient credit to the positive performance that could have the team.

Begin to discount points is compulsory

With the first turn of LaLiga culminating in brief, and the possibility of already have the goals of Vitor Roque in the next two weeks, the Barça needs to begin to add victories of consecutive way and like this recortar the distance that has with the Girona, right now in nine points. The team of Míchel, that surpasses to the Madrid by two units, will have to confront to Betis (visitor) and Athletic of Madrid (local) in his next two duels and there a 'prick' of the ones of Montilivi would seem more than possible.

Besides, the culés will begin also the first week of January his way in the Glass of Rey and shortly after will travel to Arabia for the Supercopa, by what win accessible duels in League present like an obligation, as we already said, already was playing well or badly. With more tropiezos, the Barça will find in the same month of January, or of February, to 10 or more points of the leadership and having to centre almost exclusively in Glass or Champions League, a stage that would be very negative for the current winner of the competition.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona vs Almería

• Party: FC Barcelona vs UD Almería
• Competition: LaLiga EA SPORTS
• Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona)
• Television: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 from the 19:00 hours (7:00 PM CET)
• Calendar 2023-2024: LaLiga, Glass of Rey, Champions League and Supercopa of Spain.