The previous of the party: FC Barcelona vs Athletic of Bilbao (League BBVA J20)

FC Barcelona and Athletic of Bilbao will confront this Sunday, in the Camp Nou, in the first of the three parties that will have to play the one against the another in League BBVA and Glass of Rey. The ones of Luis Enrique want to follow adding of three in three for distanciarse like leaders

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Two of the clubs with more tradition and fans of the Spanish football, FC Barcelona and Athletic, are quoted this Sunday (20.30 hours) in the Camp Nou to measure his strengths in the first day of the second turn of the League BBVA 2015-16, that the ones of Luis Enrique expect to begin with a new victory that follow them keeping in the fight with the Athletic of Madrid by the first position of the domestic competition, although the culés have a pending party still in front of the Sporting of Gijón. Catalans and Basques will compete by the three points in the Barcelona sanctuary in a crash for which the FC Barcelona will be able to have all his available footballers to exception of Jeremy Mathieu, that loses the party by annoyances in the sóleo, and a Rafinha that could reappear to finals of the month of March in the trainings of the first team.

The Athletic of Ernesto Valverde, by his part, will travel course to the City Condal without two of his players more determinants of face to door, Aritz Aduriz (11 goals in League BBVA) and Raúl García, that suffered a grave injury in the past day of League against the Seville in the Sánchez Pizjuán and will be absent several weeks. The absence of Aduriz by accumulation of yellow cards will be all a rest for the defensive saga of the FC Barcelona, in which Gerard Hammered and Javier Mascherano, theoretical headlines, will have a problem less with which lidiar. The Barça will be more motivated that never to achieve the victory against the "lions", that were those who snatched him the possibility to conquer the sextete in 2015 when winning the Supercopa of Spain to double party.

4-0 in Saint Mamés and 1-1 were the results of the gone and the turn, with a Barcelona that in these moments found seriously mermado physically by the complicated bump -with included extention- days before in front of the Seville in the Supercopa of Europe. Now, with the energies replaced after the duel of Glass of the King against the Espanyol and the big majority of his footballers to tone, Luis Enrique will not do experiments and will plant on the terrain of game to his best men, with the trident formed by Neymar Jr, Leo Messi and Luis Suárez leading the flank of attack.

In the goal will return Claudio Bravo and Dani Alves and Jordi Alba will go back to the sides, whereas in the centre of the field Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta will arrive rested after have not contested neither an only minute in Cornellà-The Prat. It is likely that was Rakitic or Sergi Roberto the one who accompany them. The Athletic, at present eighth qualifier in League with 28 points, wishes to add points in the Camp Nou to have like this the opportunity to put already in places of Europe League.

However, it will have it practically impossible taking like augurio the statistics. And it is that they are eleven already the consecutive defeats of the Athletic Club in the Camp Nou in League BBVA, with several goleadas included (5-1 or 4-1) that help to that the balance of goals in these last visits was of 29-6 regarding goals, being a very positive signal for the FC Barcelona. Mateu Lahoz Will be the attendant to give order on the terrain of game, although it treats of a little favourable referee for the Barcelona game, with a lot of difficulty to the hour to signal faults and show cards. The Barça already showed against the Espanyol, nevertheless, that in front of the hard game still grows more.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona vs Athletic

Party: FC Barcelona-Athletic
Competition: League BBVA 2015/16 J20
Stadium: Camp Nou (99.354)
Schedules and television: Sunday 17 January, 20.30 hours / 8:30 PM
Referee: Mateu Lahoz.
Calendar 2015/16: League BBVA, Champions League, Glass of Rey