The tour of FC Barcelona by the United States comes to an end. After a few intense weeks of work, the victories against the Inter Miami (0-6) and the Real Madrid (1-0) and the draw against the Juventus of Turin (2-2), the Barça team will face each other this morning (1:00 a.m./TV3, Barça TV) at New York Red Bulls to put the climax to his journey through American lands. The Catalans will seek to continue showing good sensations and the coach Xavi Hernandez It will continue to rotate so that all the players in the squad pick up the competitive rhythm necessary for the start of the season.
After resting against the Juventuseverything indicates that Pedri y Araujo they will have minutes in New York again and we will have to be aware of whether Lewandowski He remains as a starter, just as he did in the two games he has played as a Barça player. Dembele’stop scorer of the preseason with three goals, and Raphinha are vying for the position on the right flank, while Ansu Fati He could also return to eleven to complete the lead. in the medullary, Xavi he has not repeated the midfielder’s hat-trick once in the four pre-season friendlies and is expected to continue with his tests and in the rearguard, in addition to the return of Araujo, Dest could regain ownership in the right lane.
friendlies against the Real Madrid and the Juventus They were good tests to verify that the Barça is on the right track at the start of the season and the newcomer still needs to join the group Jules Koundewho will give a leap in quality to the defense and is waiting for his new teammates in Barcelona after passing the medical examination prior to his signing.
I train at the party venue
The Barça players carried out a double training session yesterday to arrive in optimal conditions for the duel against New York Red Bulls. In the first training they coincided with several players from the Gotham FCNWSL team, and in the afternoon they exercised in the Red Bull Arenasite of the last friendly for American lands.
Today it is expected that the players of the Barça do the last morning activation training and then rest until game time. The New York Red Bulls arrives more shot to the appointment to be in full competition of the MLSbut also the Inter Miami It had to be a rival that made things difficult for the Catalans and they ended up losing goals. The Barça he wants to say goodbye to the United States in style and he will want to put on a great show.
Ferran Torres could return without playing on tour
One of the unknowns ahead of the friendly against New York Red Bulls is to know if Xavi you can count on Ferran Torres, absent in the three preseason duels on the United States tour. The striker suffered an injury to his right foot on the first day of training in Barcelona and since then he has only been able to participate in the work sessions but not in the matches against Inter Miami, Real Madrid and Juventus Turin.
Xavi recognized in the previous meeting that the wound of Ferran Torres he was in the shooting zone and that bothered him and prevented him from playing normally, so it will be necessary to see if after four days he is recovered and can have his first minutes. Ferran wants to start playing as soon as possible, since the fierce competition up front with the arrival of Raphinha y Lewandowski They complicate the fight for ownership and the Valencian does not want to lose ground after being important in the final stretch of last year.
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