It is in the month of February and still remains a lot to finish the three competitions at stake, but the FC Barcelona already begins to play authentic finals by the titles. The eliminatory put to the red alive in these weeks and also does it LaLiga, that in the Day 23 presents an opportunity of gold for the group that directs Ernesto Valverde. In this commitment is forbidden to fail.
If it does hardly some days the triumph of the Real Betis against the Athletic of Madrid did well the tie added in front of Valencia in the Camp Nou, now is necessary a victory to give a 'bite' tremendo to the championship of the regularity. The Catalans visit Saint Mamés to confront to a dangerous AthleticClub , and the indispensable aim is to go back home with the three points.
This Saturday, in Wanda Metropolitan, Athletic and Real Madrid will play the reign in the capital and also his options in the persecution of the culés. It is not an appointment any one, and is that the 'colchoneros' will start to six points of the leader and the 'merengues' to eight, and the one who fall will carry a very hard hit. A tie would be the best solution for the Barcelona, as long as, this yes, attain to surpass to the bilbaínos.
The combinations are ilusionantes in the City Condal, where can have a key step to a trophy that already conquered the past campaign. As it does not tire to warn Ernesto Valverde, any result will not be definite and still will touch to struggle, but of course there are a lot of options that in the Camp Nou there are joys when it approach the midnight of the Sunday.
The triumph of the Barça combined with one of the Madrid would leave to the white seconds to eight points and to the rojiblancos to nine. If they win the men of the Cholo Simeones will keep the six of difference between his and the ones of the Txingurri, and if the derbi finish in tables, the barcelonistas can put him eight to the athletic and ten to his rival maximum.
These, definitely, would be big news seeing the calendar that expects to the Catalans, in which they cross League, Champions and Glass of Rey and in which, in the tournament suspender belt, appear split cheat like the visit of the Real Valladolid to the Estadi and meetings of maximum level like the exits to Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and the Classical of Santiago Bernabéu.
Difficulty added for the Barça in Saint Mamés
That it was one put ilusionante does not mean that it was affordable, since the Barça has his own difficulties with several drops of a lot of level. In front of an Athletic Club that is pushing with strength to abandon the dangerous zone, Valverde has lost by injury to Arthur, that adds to Samuel Umtiti, Rafinha Alcántara and Jasper Cillessen. The good news is that Ousmane Dembélé could be back, but still there are doubts on the availability of Leo Messi that follows 'touched'.