It’s been a long time since he Barcelona counts its games by finals, either to deduct points in the League after a disastrous start or because it is played to continue in the European competition of the Europa Leaguewhich began as a frustration, later became the fastest way to enter the Champions next year and now, three games from the final, it is already a competition that excites in Can Barça.
Therefore, tonight’s game against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Camp Nou (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League) it guesses like a new ending (follow the match live on As.com). And this time, with no room for reaction, as happened in the rounds of the previous qualifiers against Naples Y Galatasaray.
On those occasions, Barcelona had to earn their way to the next round in the second leg. The novelty, compared to previous crosses, is that he had to do it at home: winning in Naples and Istanbul and that this time the decisive match is played at the Camp Nou. But it is still an exciting challenge.
Barça arrives at this appointment after chaining two games after the national team break that ended better than the game could indicate. After beating Real Madrid 0-4 at the Bernabéu, Xavi’s team returned after the national team break with problems in their game. saved the first leg in Frankfurt with a tie to one that did not reflect the German superiority in the Deutsche Bank Park and on Sunday he beat in extremis the Levante. Nobody denies the Catalans the competitive capacity that translates into a spectacular streak, but they have lost the exquisiteness of the game shown in Chamartín.
Possession. Analyzed the first leg, Xavi maintains that Barcelona’s problem was football. The Blaugrana coach speaks about the lack of “neatness” in the ball exit. Therefore, it is most likely that tonight the coach will have his best eleven without rotations.
The only loss compared to the team of the big occasions, beyond the absence of Alves, who is not registered, It is the doubt regarding Piquéwho wants to get to the game on time, but still has adductor pain.