Quique Setién will have an unexpected drop this Saturday against the Real Sociedad. Arthur Melo did not exercise beside the rest of his mates in the preparatory session of this Friday, because of some annoyances in the ankle that will force him to lose the important hurt suspender belt in front of the group 'txuri urdin'. The FC Barcelona needs to add three points to keep in the fight by the leadership with the Real Madrid, and will have to do it without the Brazilian.
"Arthur Melo suffers an injury in the right ankle. The player is making treatment with factors of growth jointly with the team of the doctor Ramon Cugat. It is drop and his evolution will mark his availability", prays the communiqué of the FC Barcelona.
Arthur played 80 minutes in the Classical of the past weekend in front of the Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu. It completed a big first-half, giving fluidity to the Barcelona game and protecting well the balloon, but in the second time his performance fell in hammered to the equal that the one of the rest of the team. This Saturday, will not have the opportunity to redeem and recover positive feelings.
In the session of this Friday participated also three players of the filial: Hill, Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati. Ansu Fati Has the place guaranteeed in the list of summoned of face to the meeting in front of the Basque picture, and Riqui Puig and Hill also will have fit in the announcement.
Of face to the commitment in front of the Real Sociedad, several defences culés will have to have care if they do not want to lose the next party in front of the Mallorca. It is the case of Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti and Clément Lenglet, all they apercibidos of suspension. If they see a yellow cardboard, would lose the party of the following weekend in the Balearic Islands.
It does not be necessary to trust with the Real Sociedad
The Real Sociedad, remember, lbequeaths to the party after having deleted to the Mirandés in semifinals of the Glass of the King to access to a final with 'derbi' Basque, since the another finalist is the Athletic of Bilbao. The FC Barcelona, that needs a victory like water of May to recover the confidence before the Champions League, could take advantage of the state of ecstasy of the 'txuri urdin' to attain a big result in the Camp Nou.
The ones of Imanol Bailiff have showed to be a consistent and strong team in all his lines, by what the FC Barcelona will have to walk with eye if it does not want to suffer an unexpected surprise. The paramount will be that the party, in addition to serving to add a new triumph, was useful to recover the confidence of some players of face to the turn of eighth of Champions League, of here less than two weeks in front of the Naples.