Although it was not programmed in a start, the FC Barcelona began this Thursday his season 2024/25 with a victory (1-0) in his first friendly party. The ones of Hansi Flick won to the Olot in a meeting played to enclosed door in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, with Pablo Tower like the only goleador of the party, and although it is clear that treated of a team that is very far of the that will be the next 17 August in front of Valencia CF, himself that there are some considerations that already could observe.
Party of the fact that the XI initial was conformed by Iñaki Crag, Julián Araujo, Sergi Domínguez, Iñigo, Balde; Alexis Olmedo, Oriol Romeu; Darvich, Guille, Toni Fernández and Vitor Roque, the Barcelona group himself bet by the traditional 4-3-3 flexible, one of the doubts that exists up to now with the idea that wants to establish the new míster of the Barça. In fact, the own Flick cleared in his presentation that will not have problem in playing like this, or with a 4-2-3-1, while the team can play well and take out his best version.
The Barça bet by his traditional game, but with an increase of intensity
With regard to the seen in the meeting in front of the Olot, 'Sport' explains that the best minutes of the team arrived after the rest. The Barcelona group had much better rhythm of balloon, increasing besides the pressure after loss and the aggressiveness in attack. The Barça based his game, to a large extent, in surpassing physically to the rival in each opportunity that had, taking advantage of besides that in the second time the Olot already showed very worn.
As it could expect, the Barça bet for keeping the balloon all the possible, trying play a lot by the inner lanes, although without forgetting the creation of played with his extremes. It is worthwhile to stand out that in the second time was when ingresó Pablo Tower, as well as other footballers like Héctor Fort, Quim Junyent, Gerard Martín, Astralaga, Arnau Pradas, Andrés Cuenca, Lenglet, Pau Víctor, Álex Fence in, Marc Bernal and Marc Casadó.
Surpassed this first friendly, and already recovering to several international this week, as Robert Lewandowski and Andreas Christensen, the Barça will travel next Sunday to United States to begin his turns of pre-season. Still with a lot of absences, between injuries and rests, Hansi Flick will have to confront the night of the Tuesday to the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola, a floor that will begin already during the morning of the Wednesday in Spanish hour.