A test at the 'level' of the Champions League for Barça

The FC Barcelona will travel to United States for one turns of pre-season that has the level of the Champions League. It will contest four friendly, against Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus. Except the turineses, all the teams will be presents in the maximum competition to level of clubs and supposes a big opportunity so that the ones of Xavi Hernández begin to test feelings. It is very true that will not be able to take out conclusions, because it is very soon, but these clashes will be key for the blaugrana.

It is thus that the intensity has been maximum in this last week in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper and will increase in the next hours with the return of the international to the trainings. The intention of the medical body and staff technical is that the players are to the maximum level so that they can leave a good image in the four parties in norteamérica... And prepare for all the challenges that avecinan from the month of August.

The Barça needs to find his best version

The parties of this pre-season will serve for the -a lot of- modifications that will have to do Xavi regarding the past season. And it is that in this opportunity, the trainer egarense will have to 'confront', between other things, to the vase of cold water that supposes not having Sergio Busquets in the centre of the field. The team, from does long, had accustomed to the of Badía and now will have to see how adapt . This and, also, how will go incorporating to Ilkay Gundogan to his approach... It will have to seat to somebody?

They are many the questions that has to resolve the trainer egarense, more than which wanted to. Another aim is that the team increase the quota goleadora and that do not depend only of Robert Lewandowski. Confront against rivals like Arsenal, Milan, Real Madrid or Juventus will force to the Barça to show a version convincente that allow to have an idea of what will present from 13 August, when they debut in LaLiga against the Getafe in the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.

The Champions League, aim of the Barça

In addition to testing feelings and all what this supposes, for the Barça is an authentic proof of Champions League. It is not a secret for anybody that, after so many disappointments in the last years in the competition, the blaugrana want his 'revancha'. "We are not the favourites, but our aim is to win it, are the Barça", said Xavi does some days. Begin enchufados and that the team go back to generate illusion will be, definitely, a key factor for the objective of the club.