Caroline Graham Hansenwho suffered a sprain in his right ankle last Wednesday in Zubiera against Real Sociedad (1-9), will not play today with Barça, who visit Athletic in Lezama at 12 noon (Barça TV, TV3 and Teledeporte).
It will not be the only casualty he has Jonathan Giráldezwho will not be able to count on those also injured Jana Fernández, Ana Crnogorcevic and Bruna Vilamalawhile Melanie Serrano and the goalkeeper Gemma Font They did not travel for personal reasons. Maria Pereza promising midfielder for the subsidiary, was summoned to complete the list of 18.
The azulgrana team will seek its 22nd consecutive victory in this League in which it commands with a full 21 wins and an advantage of 19 points over the second, Real Sociedad, so the goal is to win the seventh title as soon as possible to be able to more rotations in the championship also thinking about winning the Champions League and the Copa de la Reina.
Athletic, ranked 5th, is proving to be firm in Lezama, where last Wednesday they beat Atlético 2-1. They have not lost at home since November 6 against Levante (2-3). “I don’t know if I’ll be naive, but there is an opportunity to beat Barça and we will look for it”, he warned. Iraia IturregiAthletic coach.
Jonatan Giráldez, for its part, sent a message of caution to its players: “Athletic is a very intense and complicated team, with a high pace, but for us it is important to win before the international break for the national teams. The objective is to continue playing good football, create many chances and concede few”.
After the exodus of internationals with their national teams, Barça will not play again until Wednesday 2 or Thursday 3 March in Vallecas against Lightning in the round of 16 of the Copa de la Reina
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Athletic Club-FC Barcelona
Athletic: Mariasun Quiñones; Oihane Hernández, Oihane Valdezate, Garazi Murua, Ainhoa Moraza; Irene Oguiza, Marta Unzué, Ane Azkona; Erika Vázquez, Lucía García and Paula Arana
Trainer: Iraia Iturregi
Barça: Sandra Cloths; Marta Torrejón, Irene Paredes, Mapi León, Leila Ouahabi; Aitana Bonmatí, Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas; Lieke Martens, Jennifer Hermoso and Mariona Caldentey
Trainer: Jonatan Giráldez
Referee: Loli Martínez Madrona (Murcian Committee)