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PREMATCH : Barça Vs Alaves. A Must-Win with Interim-Coach Sergi

Ryan Edwards by Ryan Edwards
30th October 2021
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PREMATCH : Barça Vs Alaves. A Must-Win with Interim-Coach Sergi
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The second Barça game of the week comes on Saturday evening against Alaves at the Camp Nou.  We’re back at home for this game, for the first time since our loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico. It  was an incredible atmosphere on the day, with more than 85,000 fans in attendance. The same  number isn’t expected for tomorrow’s game. But it will be interesting to see what the atmosphere  is like. Following the sacking of Ronald Koeman in Midweek. Barça B Coach, Sergi Barjuan has  taken over in an interim basis, whilst the club finalise the arrival of the new head coach. We aren’t  expecting a dramatic change in quality or performance. But I think the most intriguing part will be  the lineup. Will we see something a little different from the usual set up under koeman. Nothing is  going to change drastically, but all of the recent events could act as a boost for the fans. A bit of  encouragement perhaps.  

Coming into the game, we find ourselves in an unfamiliar 9th place in La Liga. 6 points off the top  4 with a game in hand over the other teams. We are also currently 9 points off the league Leaders,  Real Sociedad. Every game from this point onwards should be treated as a final. Of course, it is  still early days.

And with a new coach coming in, we will still have a lot of time to make things  right. To get back on track. But we desperately need to start chasing down the other teams, and  racking up the points. Our main goal this season is mainly just to guarantee getting in the top 4.  And the way things have been going recently, we are slowly slipping further and further away from  that goal. Like mentioned before, with a new coach coming in, hopefully they will put things back  on track!  

Recent form of our opponent

Alaves started the season off really badly. Losing in 5 consecutive games by at least 2 goals or  more. That run eventually came to an end, when they surprisingly beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at  home. They then followed that impressive result up with 2 losses against Real Betis and Athletic  Club, followed by a 2-0 win against Cadiz. Their most recent game came on Tuesday against  Elche. Where they were able to pick up a narrow 1-0 win. Before the Barça match, Alaves find themselves in 16th Place.  Which sounds quite worrying for them.

But when you consider that Barça are only 6 points ahead of Alaves, it makes the situation look even worse for us. Tomorrow’s game is one that we have to win.  A home game vs Alaves in the evening in front of our own Barça fans. We should be winning this game. No  excuses whatsoever. Yes, the game is once again going to be tricky and difficult. But regardless of  what happens. Or who we lineup with. It’s a game we simply have to win. For our own sake this  season. 

Predicted Lineup

Once again, thanks to our incredibly effective medical department, we have a lot of absentees  from tomorrow’s game. And there not just any absentees, we really do have some important  players missing. Araujo is still on the sidelines nursing an injury, likewise with Pedri. The latter may  still not be fully ready for another couple of weeks. Frenkie De Jong is also out of tomorrow’s  game with a hamstring injury.

Ansu, although he isn’t injured, he is still nursing some discomfort.  And the club don’t want to make any unnecessary risks with him, so he will most likely miss the  match tomorrow. Dembele is close to coming back, but his return seems more probable to come  in the game against Dynamo Kiev next week. And finally, Sergi Roberto is now ruled out of the  game due to some muscle discomfort. All of this, combined with the fact that Sergi Barjuan is  temporarily taking over first team duties. It’s more than likely that we will see quite a few changes  in the lineup. I don’t think Aguero will start. He’s only just come back from injury, so it  would be stupid to start him consecutively. But he is a guarantee to come off the bench.

Surprises in the starting lineup?

In the  midfield, we are short for options. However, we do have a lot of young talent waiting on the  sidelines. Could we see a first appearance of the season for Riqui Puig? He was exiled from the  team under koeman, but will he finally get a chance to prove his worth now? Nico Gonzalez was  absolutely fantastic against Rayo on Wednesday. He produced a man of the match performance. So he could start the game.

In defence, again, we are limited for options. Pique played through a  lot of pain in the Clasico, and hasn’t really had a rest all season. So I think it would be a good idea  to drop him. Eric Garcia looks likely to keep his place, so maybe Mingueza could come into  replace Pique. Whatever the lineup is, however we set up. The only thing we need to worry about  is winning the game. It’s imperative that we win tomorrow. And hopefully we can see a  performance with a lot more enthusiasm than in recent weeks. 

Prediction

Ter Stegen  

Dest- Garcia- Mingueza- Alba  

Riqui Puig- Busquets- Gavi  

Demir- Memphis- Coutinho 

Visca BARÇA! 

Ryan Edwards

Ryan Edwards

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  • MATCHDAY: Barcelona vs Sevilla.

🏆| La Liga MatchDay 20.
🏟| Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona.
📅| 5th February, 2023.
⏰| 21:00 CET.
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez.
  • Barcelona target Vitor Roque (17) in the ongoing South American U-20 Championship. 🇧🇷

- 5 Matches, 4 Starts.
- 343 Minutes Played.
- 6 Goals.
- 1 Assist.
- 2 Penalties Won.
- Top Scorer of the tournament.

According to Joaquim Piera (Sport), Barça are drawing up a strategy to make the signing of Vitor Roque viable. The club believes that he is ready to take the next step. 

Roque will do his best to arrive at Barça and be delighted to learn alongside Lewandowski.
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  • We wish the legend Gerard Piqué a very happy 36th birthday! 💙❤️
  • 📣 FULL-TIME in Sevilla : Despite a tense ending to the game, Barça get the well deserved win tonight vs Betis. Raphinha and Lewandowski with the goals. Barça are now 8 goals above the 2nd in the table

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