The keys of the Barcelona-Athletic Club of LaLiga 2018-19

What theoretically had to be a week plácida for the FC Barcelona, is turning into a nightmare. The tie in front of the Girona and the defeat against the Leganés have raised ampollas in the fans barcelonista, and the group of Ernesto Valverde will be forced to sign a victory convincente in front of the AthleticClub , an at all easy rival, to recover the bellows in LaLiga Santander 2018-19 and arrive with confidence to Wembley.

The culés confront the next week to the Tottenham in the second day of the UEFA Champions League, although it does not foresee that Ernesto Valverde do too many changes in the alignment title in front of the Basques, taking into account the urgency of points although the team, thanks to the goleada received by the Real Madrid in the Sánchez Pizjuán (3-0), continue being leader in the table clasificatoria of LaLiga.

These are the keys of the FC Barcelona-Athletic:

Goodbye To the rotations in spite of the Champions

As we said before, the Tottenham-Barça of Champions League is when falling, and in distinct conditions sure that Valverde would have altered the alignment title with some new faces in front of the Athletic of Bilbao. The situation, however, is not for experiments and the most likely is that Valverde go out with the eleven of gala this Saturday in the Camp Nou, with Lenglet like main novelty because of the drop of Umtiti. The Athletic also foresees that it go out with his best played, with a 'Toto' Berizzo that has an eleven very clear-cut.

The defence, the pending subject of the Barça

The data say it everything. The FC Barcelona has fit goals in five of the six first days, and against the Leganés received two goals in 68 seconds. It is clear that the defensive provision of the team of Valverde have to improve, no only the ones of the four defenders, but also the ones of the centre of the field with his positioning, recovery of balloon and rapidity in the defensive coverages. Only like this it will attain keep the goal of Ter Stegen to zero and arrive with optimism to the party of Wembley.

Dembélé And Suárez have to resurgir of the ashes

Dembélé Began like a shot the season 2018-19, but accumulates two bad consecutive performances and wants to resurgir against the Athletic, of the same form that Luis Suárez to the one who is costing him horrors have of clear opportunities of goal, and that when it has them is not precise to take advantage of them. To the charrúa is missing him a touch of speed so much in the played as in his decisions, and probably all was mental. If both mark against the Athletic, will go back to go out the arcoíris for the forward of the Barça. Leo Messi needs help.

The pressure of the Athletic leaves spaces backwards

The last parties of the Athletic of Bilbao have showed that his pressure up can be a weapon of double edge. They attained two goals in the first part against the Real Betis in the Villamarín, without leaving breathe to the verdiblancos, but instead lost 0-3 against the Villarreal, a deceptive result but that left in evidence to the 'Toto' Berizzo'. It is likely that the Athletic no presione so much against the Barça. If it does it, nevertheless, the ones of Valverde will have to be smart to the hour to go out fast with the balloon and attack the spaces.