Going for second place: Barça has a golden opportunity against Mallorca

The FC Barcelona returns to the action this Sunday 1 May in the visit of the RCD Mallorca to the Camp Nou by the trigesima fourth day of LaLiga Santander 2021-2022. Now that the Real Madrid has proclaimed -officially- champion of the tournament, the group directed by Xavi Hernández has the intention to tie up the second position of the table and ensure his presence in the next Champions League and Supercopa of Spain.

Against the Mallorca, will be key that the Barcelona go back to the way of the victory in the Camp Nou, after a series more than refusal and historical of three parties with defeats in the feudo barcelonista. In front of the Eintracht (2-3), Cádiz (0-1) and Ray Vallecano (0-1), the Barcelona picture remained without winning and, besides, left an image very precupante and alarming. In the middle of this series, the Barça achieved a suffered victory in the Reale Sand (0-1).

The month of April was a complete nightmare for the Catalans and now will be key that shake the bad feelings to fulfil the aims that subtract, because in contrary case will be a true catastrophe for the club, sportive and economically. The crash in front of the Mallorca será the first of five finals that remain him to the blaugrana and it will be necessary to add the three points to return to the second position of the championship and take advantage of the 'pricks' of Athletic of Madrid and Seville of this weekend.

The group bermellón arrives to the Camp Nou after winning 2-1 to the Sportive Alavés in the last day and with the imperial need to follow adding points to move away of the zone of descent. At present they occupy the sixteenth position of the table with 32 points, the same that the Cádiz (32) and two more than the Granada, that opens the red zone of the classification with 30 units. For the ones of Javier Aguirre treats of an authentic final and will be to 100% to try rescue points in the City Condal.

Both groups play a lot this Sunday in the Camp Nou and will be an authentic final. The Barça, by his part, has the need of, in addition to reencontrarse with the victory, recover the good feelings and improve his game. In April, with defeats or victories, andl team directed by Xavi Hernández left the feeling that it did not reach him for more and the alarms carry several weeks lit.

The culés have to find the form to go back to feel comfortable on the terrain of game and, especially, with the balloon. In the last parties has been more than recurrent see to the stray team and without creativity when it surpasses the zone of three chambers. Likewise, lto defensive fragility has been another factor that has played against of the culés and has caused an important quantity of goals that have 'been born' of own errors. Urge Detain it.

Ansu Fati Is back

The Barça has an enormous challenge by in front and the trainer of Terrassa has achieved a 'signing' of luxury for the occasion. Ansu Fati h Recovered finally of his injury and will take action after on 20 January remained 'KO' against the Athletic of Bilbao. Xavi announced in press conference that the '10' "seat very to taste and is doing efforts. It will play some minutes like minimum. It is differential and is a penalty not to have it been able to to have these months".

The Barcelona trainer added that Ansu Fati "decided to do the conservative treatment. We control him the muscular and nutritional fat so that no recayera. We take care it a lot. We know that it is a special player. For now the feelings are very good. So to the list and to play", stood out. The Barça will go little by little and expects that it can go adding progressively minutes in these last five finals that subtract of League.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-RCD Mallorca

• Party: FC Barcelona-RCD Mallorca
• Competition: LaLiga
• Stadium: Camp Nou
• Television: Sunday, 1 May to the 21:00 hours Spain
• Calendar 2021-2022: League Santander