Barcelona won at the Bernabeu in the Copa del Rey and hostilities began, stoked from Madrid. The blaugrana style was debated at 0-1, they began to discuss 35% of possession, it was criticized that Xavi’s men were equipped in their area, it was criticized that they dedicated themselves to defending themselves near Ter Stegen and everything fell apart. called anathema. “That’s why I say that Barça is the most difficult club in the world. I said it last year and hosts fell on me like pianos (sic). Do you believe me now?” asked the Egarense coach. “At Barça, it’s not worth winning: you have to convince. If [the result] had been the other way around, it would be a national holiday, ”he explained about the requirement at Can Barça.
“We don’t shut ourselves in. Madrid put us in the low block, not us. He squeezed us, demanded of us and submitted us”, analyzed the Barça coach. “It is not our goal but it can happen in big games. We are not looking for 35% possessions but 70 or 80%. We were extraordinary in defense and we have to congratulate ourselves because we dominated the game without the ball. But it is not the scenario we are looking for ”, he reasoned before settling that he prefers to win 3-1 as in Riyadh:“ I was more satisfied in the Super Cup than in the Cup semifinal ”.
The truth is that Barça attacked the Real Madrid field without Dembélé, Pedri and Lewandowski, in chronological order of their entry into the infirmary. They are three of its stars and the team overcame those absences. These casualties are joined this afternoon by Gavi, suspended, who could no longer be at Old Trafford for the same reason: accumulation of cards.
At the moment, Barcelona is supplying Lewandowski with guarantees. The Polish forward has lost six games so far (two due to rest, three due to punishment and one due to injury), which have been six victories. But the leader of the League is looking for something even more difficult: to win against Valencia without his stars and without his coach, Xavi. The one from Terrassa saw his fifth yellow card in Almería, he is completing his cycle and cannot sit on the bench.
“We will see where I can be. I guess I’ll be in a box (private box), which is quieter. I will try to see the game from above, because the football, the spaces and the players can be seen better. Everything looks better from a higher perspective,” she revealed about how the match will follow. “But nothing changes, it will be the same match structure: the same schedules, the players will arrive two hours before, the talk will be normal…”, he added.
It will be Òscar Hernández, his brother and assistant coach, who will give the instructions from the band. While Xavi will communicate with Sergio Alegre to transmit his orders. What the body is clear about is the importance of the duel against Valencia de Baraja. “We already failed last week. We cannot make more mistakes like the one in Almería. It is a final ”, he warned.