Time to confirm! Barça is playing to stay alive in Europe visiting United

Published:22/02/2023 - 22:20h

Updated:23/02/2023 - 21:00h

Complicated course, rival in good time and a bad recent record in Europe. FC Barcelona will have to replenish all that if it wants to be in the knockout stages of the Europa League

The FC Barcelona has a hard duel when it visit Old Trafford this Thursday from the 21:00 hours. The ones of Xavi will have to play his step to the eighth of final of the Europe League after the 2-2 of the gone and without the presence of several headlines. Besides, the English are in the middle of an interesting season and also want to be still in competition by the continental title.

The only good news from the infirmary, is that the team recovers to his captain Sergio Busquets, the one who already went in in the announcement the past Sunday in front of the Cádiz, although it did not see minutes in the triumph 2-0 by League. This allows it to the technical body can use again his system of four mediocampistas, although it will be without Pedri and Gavi, those who will be drop by injury and sanction respectively.

The another big absence, confirmed does weeks, will be the one of Ousmane Dembélé. However, in this zone of the attack, Xavi has an enchufado Raphinha, that already in the gone was leading, in addition to Ferran Torres that has raised the hand recently to be taken in account like titling. These arms, added to Lewandowski, will be the most important of a Barça that will need the best level of the Pole as well as of a defence, included Ter Stegen, that can be determinant as it is being it in League.

A duel complicated

Already in press conference, Xavi confirmed that "we will see if we change and if we are to the height of this competition. We can not say if we have gone back or no. It is a very difficult party. It is one of the best teams of Europe. It is the best United of the last years", stood out. Leaving clear like this the míster of the team that could be a party visagra in his project.

Also for the media spoke Jules Koundé, the one who in the gone had one of his worst parties like player culé. The French was central in that opportunity, something that could change for the crash in Old Trafford. The Frenchman explained on his change with Araújo that "the position of Ronald or mine goes it to decide the trainer. It is a collective work, no alone goalkeeper and the four defences. All the world attacks and defends. Each one has to do his work, sure that tomorrow we go to see the best Barça", explained the defender.

Moment of a change

The mental factor will be an important value for a Barça that from 2016 comes accumulating disappointments in Europe, a season after another. Besides, the previous course already knew what is to remain deleted also in the Europe League, after receiving that hit in the Camp Nou in front of the Eintracht. By this, and still being underneath in the marker, the culés will need to be strong like team not to go to rack and ruin and remain out of party sometime of the commitment.