Derby to be League champions! A Espanyol-Barça for history

Published:13/05/2023 - 21:02h

Updated:14/05/2023 - 19:49h

FC Barcelona visits Cornellà with the intention of celebrating its twenty-seventh league title. It is the most special derby for Xavi Hernández's men, who will reap the fruits of a very positive campaign at the home of their greatest rivals in Barcelona

The FC Barcelona plays a lot in his visit to Cornellà. Has the possibility to win his vigesimoséptimo title of LaLiga Santander after a historical campaign in which it has added 26 victories, four ties and only three defeats. Xavi Hernández has configured an able team to impose in front of the difficulties and surpass the countless challenges that have had on the way, that has based in a balance between the defensive and offensive.

This Sunday, from the 21:00 hours (9:00 PM, CEST), the Barça has the possibility to proclaim champion, but also could be it without playing depending on the results of the Athletic of Madrid and Real Madrid. By the another side, is an Espanyol that needs to win to have options to be still in the First Spanish Division. Win to his rival maximum is one of the last bullets that have the 'pericos' to remain in LaLiga.

It is the duel that will close the day dominical and, probably, one of the more disparejos. Have an abysmal difference of points, of 31, the biggest of the history. The Espanyol will be a team that will put the difficult things to the blaugrana, especially because they play too much. And in his stadium. Already in the first turn achieved a very valuable tie and in this opportunity will try to struggle by 'rascar' points.

The Barça goes back to his more regular version

Although the month of April had been complicated for the Barcelona, in the middle of the irregular results in the domestic championship and the elimination in the Glass of Rey, in these last weeks the culés have recuperdado his best weapon: the regularity. They have showed the versón that has carried them to have an important difference of points in the classification and that will carry them to be champions.

To visit to the picture of the 'pericos', Xavi Hernández will retell with all his footballers, after Sergi Roberto received the high doctor to add to the announcement of the culés. Likewise, it foresees that the trainer egarense can go back to bet by his more reliable alignment (and of gala, if it wants to ) con the return to 100% of Ousmane Dembélé, that aims to go back to be in the alignment title.

Everything seems to indicate to that the one of Terrassa will have of his best XI to visit Cornellà. It will follow his bet by Marc-André ter Stegen that has converted his arch in a wall (with only eleven goals fit in 33 days) to the that will back Koundé, in the right side, the couple of head offices of Araújo and Christensen, with Balde in the left band. In the centre of the field will appear Busquets like pivote, the interiors Pedri and Of Jong with Gavi but advanced and Dembélé and Lewandowski like maximum references in attack.

Busquets and a goodbye 'unexpected'

The derbi Catalan also will be marked by the goodbye of Sergio Busquets, the one who confirmed does some days that will not continue in the Catalan picture in the next season. It has decided to change of airs and will be one of his last parties with the T-shirt blaugrana, by what will be a way more than special for the one of Badía. Contraa The Espanyol, has played 31 meetings, has attained to add 21 victories, 8 ties and two defeats.