KEY MATCH IN ANDALUSIA

Barça is looking for its third consecutive victory in the League against a 'wounded' Sevilla

Published:3/09/2022 - 01:34h

Updated:3/09/2022 - 19:37h

FC Barcelona visits Sevilla this Saturday for the fourth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023. The azulgrana team will seek to get a new victory on track after thrashing Real Sociedad and Valladolid

Before the debut in the UEFA Champions League 2022-2023, the FC Barcelona visits to the Seville in Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán to the 21:00 hours (CEST) in the corresponding party to the fourth day of LaLiga Santander. The team trained by Xavi Hernández wants to go back to impose in the feudo sevillano and give continuity to the good feelings that has left in his last two split suspender belts, against the Real Sociedad (1-4) and Valladolid (4-0), that have allowed him add seven of nine possible points in the classification.

After a 'tasteless' beginning in front of the Ray Vallecano, the Barça is finding the ideal formula so that they fit all the pieces of the puzzle after the revolution that have lived in the last market of signings, that has finish with two incorporations more: Marcos Alonso and Héctor Bellerín. Both were the last in adding to the staff after arriving like pertinent free agents of Chelsea and Arsenal, respectively. They have remained out of the list of summoned, but will go adapting in the weeks to come.

The picture blaugrana recognises the visit to Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán like a 'final', especially because before they play the Real Madrid and Real Betis in the Sántiago Bernabéu and want to recortar distances with the leadership to leave clear his intentions from the beginning of the championship, but know that it will not be a simple task. The Seville always has been a very complicated rival to win and, although it has registered a disappointing start in LaLiga, will not put the easy things to the Barça.

The group trained by Julen Lopetegui only has added a point of nine possible in the first three parties of LaLiga. They fell in his debut in front of the Osasuna (2-1) and rascaron a tie in the visit of the Valladolid to Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (1-1), to go back to be surprised by the Almería in the last day (2-1). The exentrenador of 'The Red' or Real Madrid is in the eye of the hurricane and his future hangs of a thread. The calendar does not help him... And the Barça could 'benefit' of this.

To Lopetegui are him demanding good results immediately and does not have it easy. First it receives to the Barça and next Wednesday to the Manchester City by the debut in the UEFA Champions League. If it does not achieve to mark in both, will remain in a quite delicate situation. Knowingly that they can not 'allow' fall in Europe again, could finish doing changes against the blaugrana.

The Barça wants to be still in good dynamic

The ones of Xavi Hernández, to difference, want to follow seating the bases of a team that has the intention to litigate by everything in this course. Further of the results, that expect that they continue being positive, the Barça has the intention to follow adding good feelings and defining his style. In the focus appear Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Ousmane Dembélé.

The three have turned into the most stood out players of this start of season for the Barcelona, beside Marc-André ter Stegen that is recovering his best level and that already has been important in the first parties. It has put the bolt in his goal and only has fit a goal, in front of the Real Sociedad. It is the guardameta less goleado, by behind Unai Simón (Athletic Club) and Rulli (Villarreal), those who still have not received a goal in three parties.

The statistics, in favour of the Barça

In direct duels in LaLiga, the Barça has showed historically very upper to the Andalusian group. And it is that from 2007-2008, the alone Catalans have lost one of 30 parties against the Seville (21 victories, eight ties and a defeat). It is the lowest figure of the hispalenses against a same rival that have confronted more than thrice in the same period.

In Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán the Barça knows very very what is to win. Of the last 15 crashes in the feudo sevillano, have carried eight victories and six ties, being the most recent the one of the party of the first turn of the past season (1-1), with goals of the 'Papu' Gómez and Ronald Araújo. In said meeting, curiously, to the now culé Jules Koundé went out expelled.