Before the stop of selections, the FC Barcelona will contest three parties more in the career by LaLiga Santander, of which is leader in solitary by in front of the Real Madrid. The Barcelona, with 59 points, want to give a new hit on the table and replace after the defeat against the Almería of the past Sunday (1-0) to keep on being the main candidate to carry the glass.
For this, the ones of Xavi Hernández will have to do a month of perfect March, literally, and will be many the 'stones' on the way that they will have to surpass. In spite of the irregularity that has showed the team in the end of the month of February, is moment so that the team of a step at the front and definite.
The history begins this Sunday, with the visit of Valencia to the Spotify Camp Nou (16:15 hours, CET) in which the drops will be too many for the Barcelona. They will not be able to contrar with the lesionados Ousmane Dembélé, Pedri González and Robert Lewandowski, in addition to the sanctioned Gavi and Xavi, that will not be able to be in the bench by accumulation of cards. It is a duel that, in paper, would seem simple, but that it can complicate them.
And it is that, although Valencia is in a delicate situation by his position in the table, wants to leave his crisis backwards. Already it gave the first step with his victory in front of the Real Sociedad the past week, and will want to 'interrupt' the way of the Barcelona. The level that can offer to the hour to add to the attack can be decisive, with Ferran Torres and Raphinha in the focus.
The Barça depends, if quierte, also of what do the Real Madrid in his visit to Benito Villamarín, this Sunday from the 21:00 hours (CET). The difference with the White House is of seven points, by what in case that they arrive to 'puncture' would be a new good news for the ones of Xavi Hernández.
The Athletic, following challenge
Next Sunday, 12 March, the Barça will visit the Cathedral of Saint Mamés to confront to the Athletic Club (21h). The culés already him golearon in the party of the first turn, but the stadium of the 'lions' always is one difficult to visit. For that then, foresees that Lewandowski already was totally recovered of overloads it muscular that has forced him to remain in the infirmary in the last week.
There is those who think that Dembélé could arrive to time, but there is not security in this regard. Everything seems to indicate to that so much he like Pedri González will go back to be to 100% a week afterwards, when they receive to a Real Madrid that the next weekend will receive to the Espanyol (14h), but that will be conditioned by the turn of the eighth of final of the Champions League, the following Tuesday in Santiago Bernabéu.
The Classical more decisive
Finally, after the parties in front of Valencia and Athletic, will arrive the Classical of 19 March, a date that antoja like the most decisive of the championship depending on what do both teams in these fifteen days. Precisely thus, it could begin to define the championship in favour of the Barça if they fulfil the duties. And it can be an authentic hit on the table.
It is necessary to take in account, also, that the two 'big' of Spain will go back to cross few days after they restart the competitions by the stop of selections, although it will be by the party of turn of the semifinals of the Glass of Rey, also in the Camp Nou. In case to win the crash of League, can be a 'advance' of what can happen in the following.