DERBI LOOKING To THE CHAMPIONS
Barça-Espanyol: Novelties, 'Virus FIFA' and Champions
Published:6/09/2017 - 18:50h
Updated:9/09/2017 - 21:12h
The days of selections have left step to the clubs, and the Barça begins his particular turn to the work with a derbi in front of the Espanyol. The Barcelona have to watch with an always complicated return some days before the première in Champions
The FC Barcelona began LaLiga with firm step, and after the stop of selections pretends to continue with the good series in a month of September very intense in which they expect six parties in hardly 18 days. The first rival of the Barcelona will be the RCD Espanyol, in a derbi Catalan that always comes loaded of tension and in which the blanquiazules do not think to give by defeated in any moment.
The party appears for the group of Ernesto Valverde in a turn of the stop that always is dangerous, and more in the first of the season. In 5 of the 10 international returns, the culés have not attained to certify the victory. Besides, the Tuesday will arrive to the Camp Nou neither more neither less than the finalist of the past edition of the Champions, the Juventus, in a European première that also promises to be of maximum requirement.
The announcement also will arrive loaded of news in this occasion, since Sergi Roberto is drop of last hour by some annoyances in the left knee. Burn Turan and Rafinha continue lesionados, and Thomas Vermaelen, Denis Suárez and Aleix Vidal have fallen of the list by technical decision. All the signings will be available for the derbi, and could see some significant debut of face to next commitments.
Recently arrived
As it is used to to be usual, the Espanyol will arrive to the coliseo Barcelona with the extra of motivation that supposes the derbi citizen, but besides with needs in the table clasificatoria after a start of league something unexpected. The blanquiazules empataron in the Sánchez Pizjuán, but could not lengthen his good feelings home, where conceded a painful defeat in front of the Leganés. Now, and expensive to face with his rival maximum, will try rascar some point in an always complicated stadium.
And it is that, no in vain, the group 'perico' carries eight years without winning in the Camp Nou, and only has achieved three ties in the 16 back clashes. Of the last time that marked, however, does not do so much, since Cornellà-The Prat witnessed an equalised without goals does hardly two seasons.
The Barça will face this duel with an eye put in the Champions but with the intention of no despistarse and keep his income regarding the Real Madrid. If the results acompañanan, the Barcelona could auparse to the leadership finally of this day, that will leave besides some debut in the Camp Nou. After getting dressed of short in Mendizorroza, Paulinho could present in his new house even like titling, something that also has near at hand an Ousmane Dembélé that will enjoy of his first party in the team of his dreams.
Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-RCD Espanyol
- Party: FC Barcelona-RCD Espanyol IN DIRECT
- Competition: LaLiga 2017/18
- Stadium: Camp Nou BUY ENTRANCES
- Schedules and television: Saturday 9 August 20:45h (Spanish hour)
- Calendar 2017/18: League BBVA, Champions League, Glass of Rey