The FC Barcelona has achieved to leave sentenced already his passes to eighth of final of the Champions League and of the Glass of Rey. Of here to that it finish the year, the big duties of the team of Ernesto Valverde will be to keep the leadership in League and, in the measure of the possible, expand the advantage with regard to the perseguidores.
The Barcelona group will not have it easy this Sunday, since it will measure in the Ciutat of València to a Raise that it is being one of the big surprises of LaLiga Santander in the present season. The 'granotas' are in European places and aspire to take out something positive of the visit of the leader of the domestic championship.
The four keys of the Raise-Barça
The eleven of Valverde
Ernesto Valverde has some doubts in the eleven headline. The first is in the centre of the field, since Arthur has recovered of the injury and will contest the place of left interior with Arturo Vidal. In the left extreme also there are doubts, since Philippe Coutinho aspires to remove him the place to an Ousmane Dembélé in state of grace.
Leadership of League at stake
The high zone is very tightened, but the day 16 already left the victory of the Athletic of Madrid like warning. The colchoneros equalised to points to the culés that have to mark in Valency to undo of the pressure. The Seville receives to the Girona in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and a victory hispalense also would force to the culés to win.
Offensive arms of the Raise
With 27 so many annotated, the Raise is the third team with more goals of LaLiga Santander. Only they surpass him the FC Barcelona, with 41 goals, and the Celtic of Vigo, with 28. Players like Roger Martí or José Luis Moral help a lot to that these registers are possible. With spaces, are two lethal players.
A painful precedent
The past season, the Raise turned into the only team of LaLiga able Santander to defeat to the group of Ernesto Valverde. It was in the same stage of the party of this Sunday, the Ciutat of València, in a meeting in which it arrived to go 5-1 in favour of the 'granotas'. Finally it finished 5-4, but the culés still remember the nightmares of this night.