AFTER TWO WEEKS WITHOUT PLAYING IN THE LEAGUE
Barça returns to LaLiga at its best
FC Barcelona seeks to remain at the top of the LaLiga table for one more week. Getafe, who has gone three games without winning, is the next victim of the Spanish Super Champion
The FC Barcelona returns to the action this Sunday after topping like Supercampeón of Spain, in front of the Real Madrid, and achieve the pass to the quarter-finals of the Glass of Rey, with goleada in front of the AD Ceuta. They have been two weeks without LaLiga for the blaugrana and, with the visit of the Getafe CF to the Spotify Camp Nou from the 21:00 hours (CET), restarts the fight by a new title suspender belt.
The Barcelona left an exhibition in his last two parties and the confidence is to tope. They will look for to give continuity to the good feelings that have left in the last two weeks in front of a Getafe that is needed of points after linking two consecutive defeats in the domestic tournament. They arrive in the worst state of possible form to confront to a Barça that has found his best version.
The ones of Xavi Hernández restart the tasks in League in the highest of the classification, with 41 points, and after having won four of the last five parties that have contested. The party against the Getafe will be a new opportunity so that the team show all his quality and add three units waiting for that, three hours afterwards, the Madrid visit to the Athletic of Bilbao to try 'follow him the rhythm' to the Barcelona in the table.
For the occasion, the trainer egarense will not be able to have two of his forwards, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, by sanction. After the exit of Memphis, with destination to the Athletic, the Barça remained with only four alternatives for the forward this Sunday: Ousmane Dembélé, Ansu Fati and Raphina, as well as Alarcón that it has added , by second party consectivo, to the announcement of the Barcelona.
It is thus that foresees that the Barça will bet again for going out with four midfield players (Sergio Busquets, Frenkie of Jong, Gavi and Pedri González) with the option that the '8' pass to play as false extreme. It is the biggest doubt regarding the alignment of the culés, because in the forward aims to bet by an Ansu Fati whose presence was confirmed by the own Xavi, beside Ousmane Dembélé.
Key factors for the Barça
A key factor for this party will be the defensive solidity. The return of Ronald Araújo has given an authentic 'plus' to the Barcelona and, combined with the big state of form of Marc-André ter Stegen, can be a decisive point so that the three points remain in the City Condal. The Getafe is not a team that is showing his best version goleadora and, in fact, in the last five alone parties has annotated four goals.
The point that yes has to take in account the Barça is that the guardameta azulón, David Soria, is signing a very good season and, although it has fit 16 goals up to now, has starred performances sensacionales and has kept his goal in zero in two of the last five parties. It can be a factor determinant, also.
A party complicated
In the previous press conference to the party, Xavi recognised that it will be key to win the defensive solidity of the Getafe, that has been the point for of the ones of Quique Flores: "The Getafe is a team that works well the defensive line, that is used to to be of five. It is a difficult team. Quique is a trainer that works well the defence. It will work en bloc low and half. We have to attack spaces. It can atragantar. We expect to win the three points, that are importantísimos".
Technical index card of the party: FCBarcelona-Getafe Cf
- Party: FC Barcelona-Getafe Cf
- Competition: LaLiga
- Stadium: Municipal Alfonso Murube
- Television: Sunday, 22 January 2023 to the 18:30 hours (CET)
- Calendar 2022-2023: LaLiga Santander, Glass of Rey, Europe League.
