Barça-Real Madrid: A Clásico to recover sensations

The FC Barcelona takes action in the middle of his turns of pre-season by United States. After the debut against the Arsenal, that finish with a defeat and 'manita' included (5-3), the Barcelona will look for to recover the good feelings. This Saturday, from the 23:00 hours (11:00 PM, CEST), will live his third Classical against the Real Madrid and will try to follow the 'tradition to win them in American earths.

The ones of Xavi Hernández are conscious that they have to redeem of his errors regarding the debut in the Soccer Champions Tour. In front of the Arsenal, left a very worrisome image, put the team showed his more disordered version, without shine and stood out by his defensive problems. There was not magic from the centre of the field and remained very bad stopped in front of a group 'gunner' that contested the crash with the same intensity that one of Champions League. That was the big difference.

Barça and Madrid, opposite pre-seasons

The two 'big' of Spain will cross by third time in United States, after the victories by 0-1 in 2022 and 2-3 in 2017. The Barça can follow his good walk against the madridistas this Saturday, but will have to show a version much more convincente. It is not a secret that the pre-season has been very conditioned by the virus estomacal that affected to big part of the staff and that caused that, between other things, had to suspend the party against the Juventus with which inaguraban his turns.

The process of recovery 'affected' the plan of work of the Barça and the players arrived to the limit to confront to the Arsenal, a factor that no 'justify' the bad performance in the SoFi Stadium during the morning of the Thursday, but that yes explains, in some way, that the team was so toneless and without course. Against the Real Madrid will not have excuses and the trainer egarense will have to give him back the shine to his, especially because the ones of Carlo Ancelotti come with a series more than positive.

The White House has won his two friendly, against the AC Milan after a traced back 'typical' of the madridistas (3-2) and in front of the Manchester United (2-0) after a very convincente performance in which Jude Bellingham already 'aimed' as one of the big protagonists of the team. They have showed a lot of reliability of the centre of the field for forward, with quite a lot of variables from the bench, and especially in front of the 'Network Devils' were notorious adjust them defensive of 'Carletto'.

The likely alignments of the FC Barcelona-Real Madrid

• XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Araújo, Koundé, Christensen, Balde; Romeu, Pedri, Gündoğan; Dembélé, Lewandowski and Raphinha.
• XI of the Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Fran García; Tchouaméni, Camavinga, Modric, Bellingham; Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes.

Everything seems to indicate to that Xavi Hernández will bet by his alignment more 'offensive' possible, with all his effective available. Marc-André ter Stegen will split under the three sticks backed by a defence in which probably Ronald Araújo, as in each Classical, was the attendant to play in the right side to try brake to Vinicius Jr. Although now it is in a position more 'centred', the Brazilian is an authentic danger by the band. This change would leave to Jules Koundé and Andreas Christensen in the axis of the defence, with Alejandro Balde by the lateral left.

In the centre of the field could repeat the initial bet of the crash against the Arsenal, with Oriol Romeu playing from the pivote, with Pedri González 'hover' and Gündoğan a bit more advanced to be more connected with the attack. In the party in front of the 'gunners' could not connect, but against the Real Madrid will be key that the three turn into the leaders of the team. Finally, in the leading could split the trident 'of luxury' conformed by Ousmane Démbélé and Raphinha in the extremes to accompany to Robert Lewandowski.