Barcelonismo will be this Wednesday Real Madrid-Mallorca party pending that can give the title of the League to Barça before playing the derby with the Espanyol. The draw or the Balearic victory convert the Catalans as champions since the difference in points (seven) if Madrid does not win would be irremontable in the absence of two days.
Hansi Flick It does not take into account this conditioning. The preparation of the match against Espanyol has followed the protocol of the last days, including the long talk and video session that has delayed the scheduled time so that it will jump to the training field. It happened at the time when Joan Laporta, the president, arrived in the sports city. Alejandro Echevarría, one of his counselors, was already.
Alejandro Echevarría, Laporta advisor, looks out to the training field. / Javi Ferrándiz / Spo
A priority
Flick does not want to anticipate the events. I The priority is another. “First we have to get the three points and that's what we are focused on,” He warned. And not only for Barça's interest in being a champion, “but out of respect for adversaries and competition.”
“If we are champions against Espanyol, we will do what corresponds, but with respect”he said, in conditional. He knew the incidents of the last Alirón del Barça, which occurred with the victory in Cornellà-El Prat and the field invasion that forced the Catalans to flee to the locker room.
Hansi Flick, in the press room of Sant Joan Despi. / AFP7 via Europa Press
Starf with Cubarsí
There will only be changes in the initial formation if Barça is already champion before jumping to the grass; Otherwise, Flick will repeat the usual eleven of recent meetings. This forced to replace Íñigo Martínez, sanctioned for accumulation of yellow. Andreas Christensen seems to have greater options than Ronald Araujo. It may be the case that the two play If Pau Cubarsí causes low in the derby, with what Barça would appear to the duel against Espanyol without his partner of titular centrals.
A fortuitous blow with Robert Lewandowski, in an action in which they both crossed in a small game of reduced dimensions, caused a Cubarsí's right knee flexion, of which he hurt and had to be treated. The incident has occurred in the open moments to the media, and immediately the eviction of journalists has been urged. Flick said he would be in conditions. It included in the list of candidates for Eric Garcia, which would give the right side to Héctor Fort.
A group of Barça players with Cubarsí to the left. / Javi Ferrándiz / Spo
Flcik did not want to give indications about the alignment, or if Ter Stegen will return under the sticks or if Lewandowski will reappear as headline. Araujo has not fallen out of favor in his coach's eyes after Milan's game, where he was involved in the last two goals of Inter.
“We all make mistakes, I too. We all made mistakes that day,” Flick said in his desire to protect their players and help them manage situations such as the flood of criticism and personal attacks received by the Uruguayan in the networks.
