This Sunday, FC Barcelona and Real Betis will confront in search of another step forward in LaLiga, in a duel that will be special for several members of the group verdiblanco. In addition to Lorenzo Serra Ferrer that already is an usual in this type of appointments, Cristian Tello and Marc Bartra go back to the Camp Nou, in what it will be for the central his first meeting in front of the Barcelona with the T-shirt of a rival team.
The one of Sant Jaume dels Domenys landed in the Masia in 2002, when it had hardly 11 years, and was escalando categories until it planted in the first team. It does hardly a pair of seasons, the fault of opportunities did him look for a new adventure far of the City Condal, and now, with 27 years, the destination has crossed his way again with the club of his life.
After a brief stage in the Borussia Dortmund, to the tarraconense appeared him Benito Villamarín like a big alternative to go back to Spain, and showed loved with the possibility to form part of the European project of the Andalusians. It was question of time, then, that his past like culé remained dug up by a commitment in the calendar, that has arrived for the first time in the edition 2018-19 and in the Day 12.
In spite of that the previous hours have been marked by a fleeting controversy, Bartra has not left incomodar, and has understood perfectly the speech of Quique Setién that looked for his motivation demanding him more and putting him put more ambitious. The Catalan had saved silence in spite of being one of the subjects crashes of the party, and has broken it in the night of the Saturday with a felt message.
"Tomorrow it goes to be a very special day for my... For the first time like professional confront me to the team that me vió grow when it was a boy and in which I did me a man. In the stadium where lived, played, cried, shouted, did big friendships and fulfilled unforgettable dreams", has rememorado, accompanying his words with several photographies of his apparitions with the Barça, precisely against the Betis.
The Barça does not forget of Bartra
Although the planning of the Barça aims in other directions, are not few the fans of the Barça that have ilusionado with the return of Marc Bartra, and that even would see with good eyes a signing to recover him for the first team. However, the future of the Barcelona defence could go through some young international promise, or even reinforce with some of the footballers that begin to despuntar in the filial. This yes, the memories of the today player bético always will accompany him.