THE BARCELONA '9' RETURNS
Lewandowski, the best 'signing' of Barça for the Super Cup
Xavi Hernández will be able to count on his great star in the Spanish Super Cup. Robert Lewandowski, absent in the League due to suspension, will once again be 'in charge' of the team in Saudi Arabia
The FC Barcelona 'recover' to his maximum star by two parties, in the middle of his sanction in LaLiga Santander by three clashes. Robert Lewandowski will return to the announcements of the Barcelona for the dispute of the Supercopa of Spain, between the Wednesday and Sunday of this week, in which the ones of Xavi Hernández will look for to win his first title of the season 2022-2023, of four possible.
The ariete Polish is called to be the big protagonist of the Barça in the dispute of the 'final four' in Saudi Arabia and will look for to recover his instinct goleador, after have not seen goal in the last three parties that contested with the Barcelona T-shirt (vs. Almería, Osasuna and RCD Espanyol).
The last time that annotated a goal with the Barça was against Valencia, on 29 October, when it marked the only target of the night so that the Barcelona carried the victory in Mestalla (0-1). In the following clash, against the Osasuna, was expelled after half hour by double yellow: it Received three parties of punishment, but was able to play against the Espanyol in Nochevieja by a cautelarísima that the TAD finish denying him.
It was not against the Intercity by rest and saw the crash in front of the Athletic of Madrid by the television, by what returns to the Barcelona dynamics with a lot of 'hunger' and illusion to keep on being the maximum offensive referent of the team. In this season his command has been absolute, with 18 goals between League and Champions, in addition to four assistances delivered to date.
A capital challenge
The Barça wants to add his first title of the season and will travel to Saudi Arabia with the maximum illusion. For this, the Barcelona have to show his version more convincente and surpass to a Real Betis that always is a 'problem' difficult to handle. The clash will be this Thursday, to the 20:00 hours, in the King Fahd Stadium.
In case to win to the verdiblancos, the Barça would be classifying to the big final of the Supercopa of Spain in which would be confronting to the winner of the duel between the Real Madrid, champion of League, and Valencia, runner-up of the Glass of Rey. The party will be the Sunday, 15 January, to the 20:00 hours in the same enclosure.