FUNDAMENTAL VISIT FOR BARÇA
Barça wants to forget the European 'KO' in Almería and 'touch' the League title
After the last setback in Europe, FC Barcelona returns to LaLiga in search of a victory that will return peace of mind to the team and allow them to add the eighth consecutive victory in the domestic championship
"If we win LaLiga would be very good season. It would be very good. It depends on we", said Xavi Hernández in the previous of the visit of the FC Barcelona to the Almería this Sunday, from the 18:30 hours (CET). Achieve a triumph is vital for the Barcelona, because they want to recover the good feelings after the elimination of Europe League in phase of 'playoffs'.
And it is that the Barça arrives in a moment very, very complicated, but with the opportunity to take out him seven points of advantage to the Real Madrid. The hit of the past Thursday has been very hard to assimilate, because the ones of Xavi remain without options to a European title in full month of February, something that did not have in his books the directors when in the summer completed a historical investment to reinforce to the team and that, like this, went back to compete by titles.
It is a blow and a deep disappointment. However, there is not time to regret . The Barça has the obligation to impose again in a tournament that, for the moment, is taking out the best version of the Barcelona. In LaLiga, the history has smiled and win the title, as it said Xavi, depends only that the team was still in the same line in which it has been up to now.
They are seven the victories followed of the Catalans that have allowed that the team was invicto and that, especially, only know the victory in the 2023. The priority is to give continuity to this series, in front of an Almería that is in zone of descent and sum three consecutive defeats.
They fell of way followed in front of the Ray Vallecano (2-0), Real Betis (2-3) and the goleada in front of the Girona of the last day that finish with 'set' of the Catalans (6-2). They have lived a 2023 very irregular that has commanded them to the red zone of the classification. They will receive to the Barça with the maximum illusion, but are conscious that they would have to do a party more than perfect for rascar points in front of the leader of the table.
Drops for the Barça
The culés will visit the Power Horse Stadium with the drops known of Ousmane Dembélé, the one who is in the infirmary from finals of January by a muscular injury in the previous rectum of the left thigh, Pedri González, that suffered one an injury to the previous rectum of the right thigh in the gone of the 'playoffs' of the Europe League against the Manchester United, in addition to Ansu Fati.
The '10' Barcelona has been the last in adding to the list of drops by a contusión in the left knee during the training of the Friday in the afternoon. It expects that it was of return for the next party, against the Real Madrid by the gone of the semifinals of the Glass of Rey, whereas to Dembélé and Pedri no expects them until in two weeks and average.
Besides, it is in doubt the participation of Ronald Araújo like titling, after it remained touched in the visit of the Barça to the Old Trafford. Andl charrúa resintió of the scar of his last injury and, although it does not treat of at all grave, would not be a surprise that did not go to title this Sunday.
Araújo Trained to the margin of the team, by what remains more than clear that the Barça is taking care him to the maximum to avoid some surprise. In case that it was not headline, Xavi Hernández has the alternatives of Marcos Alonso and Eric García in the banquilo to be able to replace him.
Xavi knows that they play everything
In Almería the Barça plays much more that three points, because the team wants to resurgir of his ashes after the European elimination. Thus, Xavi poses take out his best XI in which Gavi will be one of the novelties, place had lost the party in Manchester for fulfilling sanction. It knows that the sevillano gives a 'plus' of quality to the team in front of the absence of Pedri.
In press conference, the egarense recognised that it will be a party complicated: "we are not in the head of Rubi, and do not know if it will go out with line of four or five. It will cost us. In his house, are strong. They have done a lot of points. We have to be dominadores, play in contrary field, attack well, have calm...", it said, explaining that "we have to learn of these parties. We can not be slopes of the party of the Thursday. We depend on we in LaLiga. Already we will think the Monday in the Glass".
Technical index card of the party: UD Almería-FCBarcelona
- Party:UD Almería-FC Barcelona
- Competition: LaLiga
- Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
- Television: Sunday, 26 February 2023 to the 21:00 hours (CET)
- Calendar 2022-2023: LaLiga Santander, Glass of Rey.
