More than a week after the triumph against the Vissel Kobe (0-2), the FC Barcelona faced this Sunday a challenge of a lot of greater complication against an always dangerous rival as it is the Arsenal. The main aim kept on being to prepare of the best way to the players to physical and tactical level, although also it wanted to win to recover good feelings.
In the Barça-Arsenal, with reason of the Trophy Joan Gamper 2019, expected that had big minutes part of the players of the first staff to exception of those who still have not trained when exhausting his holidays: Messi, Coutinho and Arturo Vidal. With the presence also of some players of the filial, Valverde bet by an eleven of full guarantees.
Griezmann Went back to be headline by third consecutive party, and the deep staff of the FC Barcelona allowed to the trainer, in spite of the absences, plant of start a fully competitive alignment and with sufficient arms as to carry the triumph, with the French like big banner in the front of attack and some players of the filial to complete the team.
The XI of FC Barcelona and Arsenal
- XI of the FC Barcelona: Net; Semedo, Hammered, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Of Jong, Rakitic, Riqui Puig; Dembélé, Griezmann and Carles Pérez.
- Bench of the Barça: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Todibo, Busquets, Coutinho, Arthur, Luis Suárez, Aleñá, Lenglet, Hill, Abel Ruiz, Miranda, Arturo Vidal, Wagué and Rafinha Alcántara.
- XI of the Arsenal: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Monreal, Willock, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Nelson and Aubameyang.
The eleven of the Barça arrived with several novelties regarding the of the Vissel Kobe. Semedo Was the elected for the right lane, with the couple of head offices Hammered-Umtiti in the axis of the defence, and beside Jordi Alba that went back to act of carrilero left-handed. Rakitic, Riqui Puig and Of Jong completed the centre of the field, and the leading culé was composed by Dembélé, Griezmann and Carles Pérez, in a training 4-3-3.
The Arsenal, by his part, had the clear bet to go out to play with a big intensity from the first minute, and had to look for a goal that put him the party costs down. The English formed also with some of his best players, and besides arrived to the Camp Nou with several weeks more than previous work in comparison to the FC Barcelona.