Getafe-Barça: The title defense begins at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

It begins LaLiga for the FC Barcelona. It seems an eternity since the ones of Xavi Hernández raised the title in the past edition, after an exultant season in which the regularity and defensive solvency were the special ingredients to break the drought in the national championship. Now, the aim is to show that it has not been 'luck' neither much less a mejoría substantial of a year. The culés want to go back to reign in Spain and the intention is to leave it clear from the first day. The Getafe is the first enemy.

In the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, from the 21:30 hours (9:30 PM CEST), the Barcelona will visit to the group of José Bordalás for the dispute of the first day of LaLiga. It supposes a very complicated appointment, remembering costs it up that have been the last visits to the picture 'azulón' and that always is a hard rival to win in his house. If to this adds him that the terracings will be full and that are not very 'happy' with the Barcelona by the criticisms of Xavi, in April, on the conditions of the lawn, presents a stage complicated for the Barça.

In any case, give start to the defence of the title with the illusion to the maximum. They come of a very positive pre-season that saldó with three victories and a defeat. They were of less to more and finished with the very clear ideas in the approach of the trainer egarense, that is very conscious that the system of four midfield players is with which more control generates and gives him more tranquility. They have been a lot of the 'details' of which have percatado in this last month, like the effectiveness of the couple Romeu-Of Jong or the good level of the 'acting' Ferran or Ansu, as well as the big contribution that can have from The Masia players like Fermín López and Lamine Yamal.

Xavi, with all his staff to Madrid

There was some nervousness in the City Condal regarding how went to be configured the staff with which Xavi went to travel to Madrid this Sunday. The Barça delayed the announcement of the list of summoned to be able to concretise the registration of the players in LaLiga that were slopes. It does not be necessary to overlook that the patronal was blocking the register of new players (renewed or signings) by the non-payment of 60 million corresponding euros on sale of Barça Studios of the past year. Joan Laporta and company achieved revender a new percentage of the economic arm that, added to the sales of Franck Kessié and Ousmane Dembélé, has served to register to the majority of footballers.

Like this then , there will be problems so that the trainer egarense can have Ronald Araújo, Ílkay Gündogan, Oriol Romeu, Ez Abde and Sergi Roberto. All already appear in the list of players 'officials' to the eyes of LaLiga and only would remain slopes the cases of Marcos Alonso, Iñaki Crag and Iñigo Martínez, although this last is in the infirmary and will not reappear until September, by what there is more margin to inscribe it before 31 August. On the other hand, also it will be able to have Alejandro Balde, with index card of the filial, that will have to return to his old dorsal (28) while they inscribe him in the first team.

Few doubts in the first XI of Xavi

The Barça wants to begin the domestic competition with good feelings and, thus, will not reserve at all in his alignment. The forecast is that it bet by which would be, to day of today, his eleven of gala. In the previous, in addition to the registrations, has had the good news that so much Andreas Christensen like Ronald Araújo are recovered of his physical ailments and that will be in Madrid. Only it remains to see if they will be able to be headlines and define who will be the companion of Romeu, Of Jong and Pedri: Gündogan or Gavi. The Teutonic splits with advantage, seemingly, but can not descartar at all. In the line of attack, Raphinha and Lewandowski split like the indisputable players in this start of course, although it does not be necessary descartar to Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres, those who signed a very good pre-season.

The blaugrana, in his condition of champions of League, arrive like big favourites, but Xavi is conscious that front will have to a very complicated team. In press conference, commented that "the team arrives well, have done a good pre-season. We have gone of less to more. We are very ilusionados. We have reinforced us well. We arrive in good moment. The rival is a defensive rock, the rival is strong. We expect a line of five. It is an exit complicated, but want the three points. We will try to give of good better ours start version".

Technical index card of the party: Getafe CF-FCBarcelona

• Party: Getafe CF-FCBarcelona
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• Competition: LaLiga EA SPORTS
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• Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (Madrid)
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• Television: Sunday, 13 August from the 21:30 hours (9:30 PM, CEST)
• Calendar 2023-2024: LaLiga, Glass of Rey, Champions League and Supercopa of Spain.