After leaving for Saudi Arabia – Conclusion A painful defeat against Real Madrid In the Spanish Super Cup final – FC Barcelona returns to play at home. Sunday Robert Lewandowski The company will play to get more points in the Spanish League competition against Real Betis. But before that, it seems that they will have a “formal” to finish, which is to face third division team Unionistas de Salamanca in the 1/8 finals. King's Cup.
However, this could be a “trap match” for coach Xavi Hernandez and his team. In the previous stage of this competition Barcelona faced a team from fourth place in the league – UD Barbastro – They scored two goals anyway, and in the end they won very modestly 3:2. Therefore, the Spanish coach decided to publicly warn his players against underestimating their closest rival.
Now we need to “change the chip”. After the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, we now need good feelings. We are favorites. But Unionistas players have already shown their strength at home. They previously eliminated Sporting Gijon and Villarreal. This is a very hard working team. We analyzed it. A tough match awaits us
~ Xavi Hernandez admitted during the pre-match press conference
Barcelona is waiting for the match in the King's Cup. The decision has been made on Robert Lewandowski
After the words Xaviego So did the actions. For this reason, the Spaniard did not rest his top stars, including Robert Lewandowski, who included him in the match squad. This was confirmed by the official FC Barcelona statement.
– Although Robert Lewandowski felt discomfort in his ankle after the match against Real Madrid, an injury has been ruled out. Therefore, as usual, he will train with the team today – Barcelona Times journalists reported.
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