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García Pimienta, entrenador de la UD Las Palmas

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García Pimienta would "love" to beat Barça in the League

Published:30/12/2023 - 00:00h

Updated:30/12/2023 - 00:00h

Xavi García Pimienta, coach of UD Las Palmas and former FC Barcelona player, has spoken about what it would mean to beat the Catalan team in the LaLiga duel. The canaries 'play' a lot in the event

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The FC Barcelona 'will debut' in 2024 with the visit to the UD The Palms, on 4 January to the 21:30 hours, in the corresponding party to the nineteenth day of LaLiga. The ones of Xavi Hernández want to begin the year with good feelings and 'try' direct to the traced back in the domestic championship. Before the turn to the work, the culés are to seven points of the leadership, occupied by Real Madrid and Girona.

In front will have to a Canarian group that, after a beginning of season titubeante and in which they did not seem to go out him the things to García Pepper in his 'debut' in First Division, is being one of the most striking teams in LaLiga. They are in the ninth position of the championship, with 25 points, and already have given several surprises. Home, they attained to impose -with more solvency of the expected- in front of the Athletic of Madrid (2-0).

García Pepper 'reencuentra' with the Barça

It is a team that will not put the easy things to the Barça, especially because García Pepper knows very very what is confronting. It has not happened long since it was in the City Condal, training to the filial, and is one of which more understands the style and DNA of the blaugrana. The Catalan of 49 years has the firm intention of 'retar' to the ones of Xavi Hernández and has confessed, in statements to UD Irradiate, that would love him remain with the three points home.

The trainer has aimed that "the party against the Barcelona? Have many win to win to the Barça because the victory is important for the fans and the players, but have to be realistic, the Barça will struggle sure by the title and have to do all the possible to win them or mark them". Likewise, it has recognised that "it is necessary to be realistic. The important is to arrive to the 40 points the before possible. This is the main, consolidate to the team in First Division and do stronger the foundations that form the temporadapasada in Second Division".