Barça walks like a shot in LaLiga, with seven career wins and now with a view to the front rather than looking at the rear-view mirror.
But it is still a team under construction, a squad that has not made the grade in the great moments, because it lost in the final of the Super Cup against Athletic, it did not beat Juve in the league phase and hit a bump in the league. First leg of the semifinal cup against Sevilla (2-0).
Now he faces the Champions League and battles with Paris Saint-Germain, a powerful team that aspires to the center for players and
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, current runner-up in the tournament.
In Barcelona Piqué returns, who has shortened the terms of his knee injury and seems capital to reorganize a weak defense punished by injuries, lack of a foot that takes the ball clean from behind and a voice that sets firm.
But the Barcelona infirmary is still full with Araujo, Coutinho, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati ... Although it is not that PSG is doing better, which will not be able to count on its star -amen from Mbappé- in its line-up, a Neymar who is injured last week.
He will not be able to play Di María either.
The Camp Nou, empty as it touches, will decide who strikes first.