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Go for second place! What you should know about FC Barcelona-Athletic Club

Published:30/01/2021 - 22:07h

Updated:31/01/2021 - 19:45h

The FC Barcelona confronts this Sunday to the Athletic Club of Bilbao in the day 21 of LaLiga Santander. The culés will look for to finish the day second

This Sunday to the 21:00 hours (peninsular schedule Spanish) the FC Barcelona will confront to the Athletic Club of Bilbao in the Camp Nou in the party of the day 21 of LaLiga Santander. The ones of Ronald Koeman come to win in the last four days of the domestic championship -against Huesca, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Granada and elche- and expect not failing, taking advantage of the prick of the Real Madrid.

The group of Zinedine Zidane lost in Valdebebas against the Raise (1-2), what gives the possibility to the FC Barcelona to assault the second position in case to defeat to the Athletic Club of Bilbao thanks to the 'goal average' general. However, the rojiblancos are showing very strong in the last weeks and the ones of Ronald Koeman will have to row not to leave escape the opportunity of scalar positions.

By third time in this 2021, the FC Barcelona will confront to an Athletic Club of Bilbao that seems to be an opponent tremendously last from the nomination of Marcelino García Toral like trainer. The culés won in Saint Mamés in the commitment of LaLiga Santander (2-3) with a big party, but sucumbieron in front of the rojiblancos in the final of the Supercopa of Spain (1-2) with plenary merecimiento.

Five drops for Ronald Koeman

The FC Barcelona arrives to the party against the Athletic Club of Bilbao with four important drops by injury -Gerard Hammered, with an injury in the knee; Ansu Fati, with the meniscus broken; Philippe Coutinho, with another injury of similar meniscus to the one of his mate; and Sergiño Dest, with annoyances in the thigh- and one by sanction: the one of Sergio Busquets after accumulating five cautions and fulfil cycle.

By the nature of the absences and of the last alignments of Ronald Koeman, do not expect important changes. They would play of start Marc-André ter Stegen; Óscar Mingueza, Ronald Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Miralem Pjanic, Frenkie of Jong, Pedri; Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann and Leo Messi), although Samuel Umtiti or the recovered Sergi Roberto also split with options.

The Athletic Club already has showed that it is dangerous

Marcelino García Toral will have to his disposal to all the staff, although it is conscious that some players like Íñigo Martínez or Balenziaga will arrive with annoyances and will be doubt until the last minute. The possible alignment of the Athletic Club of Bilbao would be formed by Unai Simón; Ander Layer, Íñigo Martínez, Yeray, Yuri; Dani García, Unai Victorious; Iker Muniaín, Óscar Of Marcos, Raúl García; and Iñaki Williams.

The FC Barcelona will have to go with a lot of care with the played of strategy of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, especially by the effectiveness of Iker Muniaín hanging balloons to the area with powerful strikers like Raúl García or Íñigo Martínez. Pot Another side, the speed of men like Óscar Of Marcos or Iñaki Williams also can desequilibrar to the defence culé.