Straight
Barcelona faces its first final of the season tonight.
Xavi's team receives Inter Milan at the Camp Nou (9:00 pm, Movistar Champions League) with the need to win so as not to be on the verge of elimination in their Champions League group.
Last week, the
Neroazurri
won the match at the San Siro due to complaints from Xavi and the Barça fans for a hand that was not called.
Back in their stadium, where they have added their only victory this season in Europe, Barça seeks to recover the good level with which they started the course so as not to depend on their confrontation with Bayern to qualify for the round of 16.
BCN Barcelona
0
Ter Stegen, Eric Garcia, Piqué, Marcos Alonso, Sergi Roberto, Pedri, Busquets, Gavi, Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha
INT Inter
0
Andre Onana, Alessandro Bastoni, de Vrij, Skriniar, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Dimarco, Barella, Denzel Dumfries, Lautaro Martínez and Dzeko
goals
Referee
Szymon Marciniak
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Ter Stegen prepares for another night of infarction
Luis Villaescusa18:32
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The Barça precipitates to the moment Ferguson
Everything indicates that Barça is on the brink of the phase described by Alex Ferguson.
The strange thing is that it happens in the opening stretch of the season and not next spring, but the emergencies at Barça do not wait for anyone, neither Laporta, nor Xavi, nor a squad that seemed luxurious four days ago and now he arouses suspicion, largely due to the team's inability to shake off his acute European syndrome.
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Luis Villaescusa18:28
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Great atmosphere in the outskirts of the Camp Nou
Luis Villaescusa18:22
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The bad mood of Barcelona's midfield: "What are we doing, but what's going on?"
The team has become loose and lengthened and the coach has not always found the solution.
The feeling is that Barça does not play as it was supposed to because of Xavi's past footballer.
The coach seems more in favor of a vertical and intense game that requires a lot of energy, physical display and continuity than of an elaborate, calm and patient football that allows him to rest with the ball and control the matches;
the mixture of both proposals in the same match is difficult to see today because surely Barça still lacks maturity and personality.
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Luis Villaescusa18:18
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Some recommended reading
To warm up for the match, I recommend a couple of articles so that you know how Xavi's team is doing and the whole context of the match.
Luis Villaescusa18:16
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Eleven of Inter:
The Italian team repeats the defense of three central defenders and adds Edin Dzeko to their attack, absent in the match in Milan, who will form an attacking partner with Lautaro.
Inter's full eleven is: Onana;
Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni;
Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco;
Lautaro and Dzeko.
Luis Villaescusa18:15
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We already know the lineups
:
Xavi goes out with everything in search of victory and puts all the meat on the spit from midfield forward.
The defense is the one that hosts more novelties, with Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto on the wings.
The complete eleven of the Barcelona is: Ter Stegen;
Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Eric García, Marcos Alonso;
Busquets, Gavi, Pedri;
Dembele, Raphinha and Lewandowski.
Luis Villaescusa18:09
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Good afternoon everyone.
Today we have a highly tense game at the Camp Nou between Barcelona and Inter.
Xavi's men face their first final of the season in which the only thing worth winning is to avoid getting into a real jam ahead of qualifying for the round of 16.
Tonight we will know if the azulgrana project capsizes at the first change or gets a lifeline to stay afloat.
Let's go with the preview!
Luis Villaescusa18:06
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