'Hot' reunion: This is how FC Barcelona and Montjuïc will welcome Nico Williams

Next Saturday, August 24, will be a day to remember in Barcelona. FC Barcelona will play its first official match of the season in Montjuïc against Athletic Club de Bilbao, in the match corresponding to the second day of LaLiga. In this duel, Nico Williams is expected to monopolize all the spotlights after being one of the protagonists of the transfer market for the Catalans, who were hoping to have him at this point as their star signing.

The winger could make his first start of the campaign in front of fans who were excited by his arrival. However, instead of wearing the Barça shirt, the Navarrese will wear the red and white number '10' on his back, going from being the main desire to the great threat of the Catalans, who are looking to add their first victory against their people. after starting the championship on the right foot by beating Valencia as visitors (1-2).

Despite this, many questions will surround Nico in the coming days. The first is to know if Ernesto Valverde will choose to take him off from the start after having played 18 minutes last Thursday in the Bilbao team's 1-1 draw against Getafe. In addition, the 'Txingurri' will have to weigh whether the presence of the youngest of the Williams on the pitch can be an advantage (as it would be in normal circumstances) or if it would be counterproductive, due to the rarefied atmosphere that can be found both the team and, especially , the player.

And, beyond the 'soap opera' starring the winger and the anger of the Basque entity, which even threatened to report to LaLiga, we must remember that the confrontations between Bilbao and Blaugrana always tend to be 'high-voltage' duels. In fact, last season hostility was present in San Mamés as a result of the 'Negreira case', when athletic fans threw counterfeit bills onto the field and shouted 'to Second, to Second'.

Montjuïc's welcome to Nico

In this context, in Bilbao they are speculating about how Barcelona fans will receive Nico, who still does not know what it is like to score against Barça as a visitor, this Saturday. There are certain conditions that alleviate the pressure that the striker and his club may feel, such as the fact that the match takes place in August when many Barcelona fans are away, the number of tourists and the distance between the grass and the stands along the track. olympic However, everything will remain to be seen until the player sets foot on the Catalan game, where he will surely be the main protagonist.