TO RECEIVE VILLARRAL AND ATHLETIC
Xavi could opt for Jordi Alba in Barça's next games
Published:19/10/2022 - 00:04h
Updated:19/10/2022 - 00:07h
Jordi Alba could return to the eleven of FC Barcelona in the next two LaLiga games. The tight culé calendar and the weak performance of Sergi Roberto and Alejandro Balde in the Clásico make Xavi Hernández pay attention to the '18' again
The FC Barcelona needs to happen fast the page after the two last tropiezos in front of the Inter of Milan and the Real Madrid. The ones of Xavi Hernández will receive to Villarreal (Thursday) and Athletic of Bilbao (Sunday) with the obligation to take out the six points home not to lose him stepped to the 'White House', leader of the classification with three points of advantage after the triumph in the Classical. In both parties, Jordi Alba could return to the eleven culé.
With alone 411 minutes in what it goes of season delivered in six parties of League and one of the Champions League, the left side is living his worst moment since it arrived to the Barça in the summer of 2012. The one of L'Hospitalet has lost the titularity in the local championship with the canterano Alejandro Balde and in the League of Champions Marcos Alonso, last reinforcement arrived in the last market of passes, has won him the game.
However, the urgencies by injury and the tightened calendar culé force to Xavi to resort to all what has to disposal. Alba was to title in Palm in front of the Mallorca and home in front of the Celtic of Vigo, alternating bands with Balde by the injuries of Jules Koundé and Héctor Bellerín, whereas the Sunday replaced to Balde to half hour of the end after a toneless performance of the player that this Tuesday fulfilled 18 years.
Sergi Roberto had his big opportunity in front of Inter and Madrid, but neither took advantage of and lució surpassed in both parties by Edin Dzeko and Vinicius Jr., respectively. Without Ronald Araújo neither Andreas Christensen and with Bellerín still with problems in the sóleo of the left leg, to the technician egarense does not remain him of another that bet by Jordi in two previous parties to the 'final' against the Bayern Munich next Wednesday by Champions.
Jordi Alba left good feelings in the Classical
The player of 33 years completed a good half hour in front of the Madrid, showing incisive in attack in the final stretch in which the Barça was near of the tie in spite of the white superiority. Jordi filtered a good pass to Robert Lewandowski that finish with the Pole demolished by Dani Carvajal, in an action that the VAR descartó review. In spite of his doubts in defence, the one of L'Hospitalet showed his hierarchy, something that has missed the group culé in this so complicated stretch of the season.
