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TWO TRIUMPHS And A DEFEAT FOR XAVI

Rifirrafes, virus, thrashing Madrid, Dembélé... Everything that left the Barça tour

Published:2/08/2023 - 21:37h

Updated:2/08/2023 - 21:38h

The FC Barcelona returns to Catalonia to continue preparing the start of LaLiga after three friendly meetings in United States, where the culés lived a sinfín of emotions

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The FC Barcelona closed the morning of this Monday his turns in United States after certifying the triumph in the last party in American earths in front of the Milan (0-1). Now the group of Xavi goes back to Barcelona with the already put sight in the Trophy Joan Gamper, next Tuesday 8 August in front of the Tottenham in Montjuï, but before this in FCBN review how evolved the pre-season of the Catalan club.

Everything began of way very had an accident for the culés when having to suspend his initial meeting in front of the Juventus by a virus that affected to more than half of the staff, few hours after landing in United States. This situation caused that the Barça left of ingresar a pair of millions that had presupuestado for confronting to the Italians, adding besides several days of little advance in the sportive to the not having a lot of players by the unrest that caused the illness.

A beginning something dubitativo for the Barça

Like this the things, the ones of Xavi 'debuted' in turns it in front of the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta without too much shooting and was a situation that noticed during the 90 minutes in front of the English, especially in defence. The míster egarense opted for using two XI distinct in each time, both mixed between headlines and acting, to finish the duel with a conclusive 5-3 against and adding besides a lot of controversial moments during the crash by the intensity that the club londinense put during the party.

Finally the Barça finished clearly unsatisfied that party, although it served so that Ez Abde showed all what can offer him to the Barcelona team in his return of cession, as well as witness the premières of Gündogan and Oriol Romeu. This same arrival arrived the Classical in front of the Real Madrid and Xavi could give a complete twist of feelings, although recognised that still there is a lot for improving.

An end agridulce for turns it culé by United States

The Barça goleó to the merengues by 3-0, but the white team crashed more than five balloons to the wood, in a meeting that could have finished with another result. However, players like Romeu, Koundé, Balde or Of Jong showed that they will be vital for the new course, although for that moment already had arrived the news of the interest of the PSG in fichar to Dembélé.

The French was to title that afternoon in Texas and cuajó a very interesting party, marking a golazo for the 1-0 and being very dangerous in each clash that had with Ferland Mendy by the right band culé. But all the virtues of the Frenchman remained opacadas quickly when with the happen of the hours began to confirm his goodbye to the project of Xavi, one in which the egarense had turned it into one of the indisputable.

Like this it arrived this Wednesday and the farewell of United States for the Barça, at least by this year, surpassing to the Milan with a golazo of Ansu Fati, the one who has wanted to raise the hand this pre-season to go back to be an important attacker of the staff. The culés leave with two victories and a defeat, seven goals in favour and five against, two goals to zero and without having seen still to Gavi neither Iñigo Martínez on the field, in front of the physical annoyances of both.

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