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The Athletic already watches arms against the Barça: "they are not invincible"

Published:12/10/2017 - 14:32h

Updated:12/10/2017 - 14:42h

In the Athletic of Madrid are convinced that, with good game and the pressure of Wanda Metropolitan, will be able to win to the FC Barcelona this next Saturday. Luciano Vietto has been the last player in seeding the optimism between the rojiblancos

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The Athletic of Madrid is motivated and convinced that this next Saturday will be able to cause the first 'prick' of the FC Barcelona in the present League Santander 2017-18, after the seven victories culés in the seven first days of competition. In the group colchonero reigns the optimism, and the last in giving sample of this has been the leading Luciano Vietto.

Vietto Still expects to win to base of good performances the affection of the fans colchonera, and in statements conceded to 'MD' has showed convinced that, play he or no, the Athletic will complete a big party in front of the Barça. "We know that it goes to be a very complicated party. They are very well, but we are preparing us well. They are very well but they are not invincible. Surely we will do a big party in front of them".

And it has not had objections in elogiar to his compatriot Leo Messi by his gesta with Argentina. "It is the best of the world. It is in a big moment, as always in all his career. It is a player that marks the differences and will have to be very attentive".

In any case, Vietto remembers that the Athletic already knows what is to win to the Barça and put him in serious problems. "This team already has won him to the Barcelona in more than an occasion. This technical body already knows how is the form to do it". What has clear Vietto is that the meeting will be very important for the Athletic, that pretends recortar points to the Barça in LaLiga. "All what was recortar points will come us very well".

Simeone Recovers to key pieces

The Argentinian technician of the Athletic of Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, received two good news the in the session of training of the group rojiblanco, since it has had the presence of Lucas Hernández and Filipe Luis, two players that foresees that they are headlines next Saturday to confront to the FC Barcelona in Wanda Metropolitan.

Both suffered till lately both muscular injuries, but already are recovered and smart for lidiar against the forward of the FC Barcelona in the eighth day of LaLiga Santander 2017-18

To exception of an exercise of defence-attack in groups of three, for which both separated to a side and did not participate, the two players exercised with normality beside the rest of the group during the session, carried out in the Sportive City of Majadahonda, included the partidillos final of the training.

We remember that Lucas and Filipe Luis were not available in the last party contested by the Athletic of Madrid in front of the Leganés, Filipe by a muscular injury of degree I in the isquiotibiales of the left thigh and Lucas by an injury miofascial.

All the 'cracks' against the Barça

Now, it expects that they can have minutes against the FC Barcelona, of the same form that the international that added this Tuesday and Wednesday to the training of the Athletic after having arrived of the parties with his respective selections: Koke Resurrection and Saúl Ñíguez, with Spain; Yannick Carrasco, with Belgium; and Jan Oblak with Slovenia. The four will be likely headlines in front of the Barça.

Now, Simeone already has also to disposal to Antoine Griezmann, to the Uruguayan Diego Godín and José María Giménez, to the ghanés Thomas Partey and to the Croatian defender Sime Vrsaljko, with the aim to prepare to the one hundred by one hundred the party in front of the FC Barcelona.

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