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Will end up like Suarez? Lewandowski is frustrated, but Xavi remembers the encouraging precedents - voila! sport

2022-07-31T06:40:34.049Z


The Pole is waiting for the first goal in the Barcelona uniform, but his series of misses against the New York Red Bulls does not bother the coach. On the background of rumors about United: De Jong was placed in a new position


Will end up like Suarez?

Lewandowski is frustrated, but Xavi remembers the encouraging precedents

The Pole is still waiting for his debut goal in the Barcelona uniform, his misses against the New York Red Bulls do not bother the coach.

Against the background of the rumors: De Jong was placed in a new position, Xavi denies that he tried to convey a message to him.

Ancelotti on the acquisition of Barcelona: "Nothing surprises me anymore"

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Summary of Real Madrid's 0:2 victory over Juventus in a preparatory match in California (Sport1)

Barcelona concludes a successful trip to the United States, and is not bothered by Robert Lewandowski's lukewarm start.

Tonight (between Saturday and Sunday) the Catalans beat the New York Red Bulls 0:2, in a game where they hoped to get a debut goal from the Polish star but saw him mostly miss.

Lewandowski played three games in his new team's uniform, has yet to score and tonight looked frustrated after a series of misses in the first half.



Xavi, who saw Luis Suarez's birth pains up close when he started playing with him in Barcelona, ​​is not worried at all.

"What is happening to Robert also happened to excellent players who played here before him. Suarez also started like that, and later scored countless goals. Fran Torres was also in a similar situation and overcame. I understand his frustration and disappointment, but he just has to continue playing with confidence. He knows that I Behind him, I have full confidence in him and I am not worried in any way."

That's not it yet.

Lewandowski (Photo: GettyImages, Ira L. Black)

Xavi started the lineup with Frankie de Jong, the hot candidate to move to Manchester United, and there were those who wondered if the coach was sending a message about the future of the Dutch midfielder.

Surprisingly, de Jong will be deployed as a stopper, not in his natural position.

"I don't know if he will stay. We have to wait and see if he will be our player in the coming season, because the window is still long and many things can happen. As far as I'm concerned, I didn't send any message here, I talk to Frankie openly about everything," he explained.

"I always like to try to play with players in all kinds of positions, it has no meaning in terms of the continuation."



Barcelona are very pleased with Ousmane Dembele, who finished the four games in the United States with four goals and scored tonight as well.

"I really like him, and I believe that there are not many players with such talent," flattered Xavi.

"If he adds numbers and goals to this talent, it's fantastic."

Rafinha, who showed very good ability in his first games in the team and scored the first goal for Dembele, also received praise.

"I have been following him for several years now. His hunger and desire to succeed is very impressive. He will help us a lot, he is a fantastic signing for the club.

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Real Madrid is optimistic: "The enthusiasm for the 14th is still felt"

There are many question marks surrounding Real Madrid for the coming season, in light of the fact that the team barely got stronger in the offseason and will be required to rely on Karim Benzema this season as well.

Tonight (between Saturday and Sunday) Real played in front of 93,702 spectators at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, to remind us that with all its limitations, there is still a huge interest around the European champion.

"The enthusiasm for our 14th win in the Champions League is still felt," said coach Carlo Ancelotti, about the support from the crowd in the USA, "we received incredible support."



Real beat Juventus 0:2, with Benzema scoring his second goal during the preparation, with Accurate penalty in the 19th minute after Vinicius was fouled by Danilo. Marco Asensio doubled the lead in the 69th minute. Ancelotti started with the 11 expected to start in the European Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt, making five changes to the team that finished 2-2 with Klov America on Wednesday At half-time Ancelotti made just one substitution, bringing on Antonio Rudiger for Ader Militau.



Ancelotti is optimistic about the season and the challenges.

"The team is well prepared and focused on the Super Cup," he said, "the preparation camp was good, we trained well, everyone played and took part in the preparation, it went well. The camp was positive. We had no injuries, and the team worked well. Now we had to examine what we did, And we have confidence to continue."



The coach was asked if he was surprised by the fact that Barcelona made so many big and expensive signings this summer, despite reports of financial problems and large debts.

"They're building a fantastic team, but I'm focused on my team and right now I'm not that worried. They're going to compete for titles. Did the amounts surprise me? In football, nothing surprises me anymore."

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