THE CULÉS HAVE NOT LOST THERE SINCE 2016
Barça will seek to maintain its dominance in Anoeta to get out of the bad streak
Published:20/04/2022 - 02:59h
Updated:20/04/2022 - 02:59h
FC Barcelona will return to Anoeta this Thursday, a stadium in which it has not lost for six years, but in which it also had a prolonged bad streak. Xavi Hernández's men arrive with the obligation to return to the path of victory
After breaking a series of 10 years without winning in San Sebastián, the FC Barcelona will return this Thursday to Anoeta to confront to the Real Sociedad in a stadium in which it does not lose from 6 years ago. The last visit blaugrana to the renewed Basque stadium represented one of the best parties of the then directed team by Ronald Koeman: 1-6 with doublets of Leo Messi and Sergiño Dest, in addition to stellar performances of Ousmane Dembélé and Antoine Griezmann.
The Thursday, the '7' will try to prolong his good moment in the XI blaugrana, conforming leading, except sopresa, with Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The one of Vernom has been the best player in attack of the Barça in April and his performance was of the little rescatable in the defeats home in front of the Eintracht the past Thursday (2-3) and the Cádiz two days ago (0-1). Precisely, the trip in front of the 'yellow' force to the group culé to add the three points in San Sebastián not to lose the second place in LaLiga.
The last visits to Anoeta were positive for the Catalans. To the goleada of the past year precedes him a tie in December of 2019 (2-2), still with Ernesto Valverde in the bench. Griezmann And Luis Suárez annotated by the Barça, whereas by the venues annotated Mikel Oyarzabal and Alexander Isak. In the 2018-19, Suárez and Dembélé neutralised the so much initial of Aritz Elustondo so that the culés won 1-2 in September of 2018.
Previously, in January of this year, the blaugranas golearon 2-4 in the season 2017-18 with so many of Paulinho, Messi and Suárez (doublet). William José and Juammi (both in the Betis in this moment) discounted by the Real. In the 2016-17, the then directed by Luis Enrique equalised 1-1 in a party in which William José and Leo Messi put the goals. The last defeat of the Barça in Anoeta traces back to 9 April 2016 (1-0 with goal of Oyarzabal).
The Real looks for to put in the fight by the 'zone Champions'
After the surprising defeat of the Betis the Wednesday in front of the Elche (0-1), lyou directed by Imanol Bailiff will try to add the three points to surpass to the 'verdiblancos' and go up to the fifth place of the classification with 58 points. The ones of Xavi, by his part, will look for to arrive to 63 points to sustain the second place before receiving to the Ray the Sunday in pending party of the day 21.
