Duel of the titans: Barça seeks to regain regularity against an Atlético on a roll

The FC Barcelona faces the visit of the Athletic of Madrid like an authentic final, because there is too at stake for the blaugrana. After two consecutive ties, in front of the Girona and Getafe, the culés are forced to add a new victory to clear the irregular feelings that has left the team in these last weeks. It is moment to give a hit on the table... Before it was very late.

The ones of Xavi Hernández receive to the Atleti of Simeone this Sunday, from the 16:15 hours (4:15 PM CEST) in the corresponding party to the thirtieth day of LaLiga Santander. The Spotify Camp Nou will go back to get dressed of gala for 'celebrate' to his team that, if it does not sign a new trip, will be much more near to raise the title suspender belt. It is paramount that the team of a step forward.

And it is that if something has marked to the picture culé in these last weeks has been the irregularity. The month of April has been for the 'forget', with three pricks followed: Against the Real Madrid (0-4), Girona (0-0) and Getafe (0-0). In addition to the negative results, the team has showed a version very 'apathetic' and moved away to which had left in previous months. Against the Athletic, can happen bill.

The Athletic can complicate to the Barça

In front of the irregularity of the picture culé, is the good series of an Athletic of Madrid that is living a final stretch of the very positive season and that, after a quite doubtful beginning, right now has positioned like one of the most solvent teams of the Spanish championship. So much so they add six consecutive victories in LaLiga.

From the tie 1-1 in Santiago Bernabéu, against the Real Madrid, the ones of the 'Cholo' Simeone have won it everything: 6-1 in front of the Seville, 0-1 vs Girona, 3-0 in front of Valencia, 1-0 home in front of the Betis, 1-2 in Vallecas and 2-1 in the last date, against the Almería. They arrive in a very good state of form, by what the Barcelona picture can not trust... Because it can put in a big wrap.

Of Jong and Pedri, novelties

The irregularity of the Barça in these weeks comes given, between other things, by the big number of drops in the team. They have been many the injuries in these last two months, but the panorama will begin to improve from this weekend. And it is that in the previous, the Barcelona confirmed that so much Frenkie of Jong like Pedri González received the high medical and will be available for the crash against the 'colchoneros'.

The Dutch had finished the Classical of LaLiga, to finals of March, 'touched' but after different proofs determined that it suffered an injury in the biceps femoral of the right thigh, whereas Pedri fell lesionado around the middle of February in a party of the Europe League, when it suffered an injury in the previous rectum of the right thigh.

Good news for Xavi

The true is that the return of Pedri and Of Jong are the best possible news for Xavi Hernández, place are two players that add a lot of quality to the staff and that they will be able to mark the difference in this final stretch of the season. That they can be in a state of positive form, will be key so that the Barcelona can finish the course with good feelings.

In Athletic key, the culés will have to be very attentive to the fast transitions of the visitors and, especially, to the contragolpes. The ones of the 'Cholo' Simeone know to pose very well the parties of maximum level and will want to put in aprietos to the culés. Besides, they have recovered his defensive fortress and can be a decisive factor.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-Athletic of Madrid

• Party: FC Barcelona-Athletic of Madrid
• Competition: LaLiga Santander
• Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
• Television: Sunday, 23 April from the 16:15 hours (4:15 PM CEST).
• Calendar 2022-2023: LaLiga Santander.