VALVERDE, To ENCARRILAR ANOTHER TITLE
January will judge the possibilities of the Barça in the Glass of Rey
Published:27/12/2017 - 21:01h
Updated:28/12/2017 - 01:59h
It will begin the new year confronting to the Celtic, but the Barcelona wants to finish the month of January with a big step forward in the Glass of Rey. The Barcelona have in front of himself an important challenge before finish the month, in which they could encarrilar a new title
As it is usual in the calendar of the season, the new year will open with the return of the Glass of Rey. The FC Barcelona will start 2018 with a visit to Balaídos, before going back to LaLiga receiving to the Raise and to face another meeting against the Celtic . It will not be simple to undo of the Galicians, but the Catalans have proposed an aim: Finish January with the tournament encarrilado.
Regarding the championship of the regularity, the Barcelona have the marked dates. The day 7 January will cross with the levantinos, and the 14 cerarrán the first turn with a complicated trip to Anoeta. After the Real Sociedad, will travel to Benito Villamarín the 21 and will put an end to the month the 28, in the Camp Nou and against the Alavés.
But between these commitments will place the Glass, that will demand more or less to measure that the Barça go happening rounds. If the men of Ernesto Valverde are able to surpass to the Celtic, the 16 or the 17 will have to encarar the gone of quarter-finals, and between the 23 and the 25 the turn.
If to finals of January keep his good series, the 30 or the 31 will face the gone of semifinals, that will close the first week of February and will park the competition until April. The draw will define many of the possibilities of the culés, but in the lawn will have to show that they want to revalidate the title. It is in his hands.
Rotations and comebacks
After some days on holiday, the Barça will travel to one of the stadiums that worse has given him in the last years. In Balaídos Ernesto Valverde could throw of rotations, although with more restraint that against the Real Murcia, and besides think in some important comeback. Ousmane Dembélé And Rafinha Alcántara could go back to get dressed of short after some months moved away of the terrains of game.