FRIENDLY WITH A LOT OF TENSION
The great 'threat' of Arsenal to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona will 'debut' on its tour of the United States against Arsenal, in a match marked by the lack of filming for the Catalans against a 'gunner' team that is preparing for the dispute of the first title of the season
The FC Barcelona will confront to the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta, this Thursday to the 4:30 hours (in Spain) in the SoFi Stadium of California. It supposes the first party of the ones of Xavi Hernández in turns it of pre-season by United States, after it suspended the friendly against the Juventus by a gastroenteritis vírica that suffered the staff. Although already they have recovered and they have ensured that will be in conditions to contest the crash against the 'gunners', are many the dangers.
The blaugrana grieve have had shooting in these first days in Los Angeles. The vírus has deprived to Xavi to have his staff and the trainings have been quite reduced, by what will be key that increase the requirement in these next days so that the players reach an optimum level and can confront to an Arsenal that will be contesting his third party of pre-season... And that has a big challenge by in front.
The Arsenal, new friendly and a lot for showing
The team trained by Mikel Arteta, up to now, has contested three parties of preparation in the month of July. Comenzaron his walk with a tie in front of the Nürnberg German (1-1), gone on down a 'manita' to the team All-Stars of the MLS (0-5) in which they shined players like Gabriel Jesus or Leandro Trossard, but that also served so that Kai Havertz premièred like goleador in the rows of the 'gunners'. They did not have 'luck' in the crash of this morning against the Manchester United, in which they fell in the statutory time (0-2) and also in the batch of penaltis (3-5).
The Spanish trainer is treating that they fit all the pieces of the puzzle and that his new signings can adapt the sooner possible, by what see in the party in front of the FC Barcelona an opportunity to impose and begin to leave 'details' of a team that has reinforced very well and that pretends to give war again in England. They will take this party like an authentic final, knowingly that in less than two weeks will contest the Community Shield against the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola. They want to arrive ready.
The Barça, trusted that will arrive 'recovered'
In the entity blaugrana exists full confidence that all the players, or the greater part of them, will arrive recovered of the gastroenteritis of which have been vítima. In fact, in the last hours issued a communiqué in which they confirm that they are evolving favorablemente and that foresees that in the double session of training of this Monday will be able to have big part of the staff. Only it will remain to see how much will take in being to 100%and with how many will explain Xavi Hernández to configure his alignment.