The FC Barcelona already is preparing his party against the Athletic of Madrid, this Sunday from the 21:00 hours in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys. It is a key duel, put both groups have the same points (31) and will litigate for remaining with the third square of the classification, by behind Real Madrid and Girona (35). The expectation is maximum in the City Condal, because they know that the challenge is maximum.
Still there are some doubts regarding the XI that it could present Xavi Hernández, but everything seems to indicate to that it will be very seemed to the that presented against the Port wine in the Champions League. The second part of the team was very positive and the role model to close the 2023 with good feelings. However, the trainer could be in conditions to do some modification to give rest to his players.
New opportunity for Christensen
The name of Andreas Christensen is on the table of the staff technical. And it is that it can give the possibility that it go in in the alignment in case that Xavi decide to give rest to Jules Koundé or Iñigo Martínez, those who in teorían will form the couple of head offices to displace to Ronald Araújo to the right band and that Joao Cancel was the one who split by the left-handed side, as it happened against the Portuguese group.
The central Danish, after being acting against the Real Sociedad and Sportive Alavés, repareció in the XI in the tie of the Barça against the Ray Vallecano (1-1), but went back to the bench for the Champions League. In spite of that has gone in in rotation constantly, is being less 'important' in the plans of Xavi in these last weeks. It corresponds him row to contracorriente and go back to win a place, as it had it in the past season.