The Barça Atlètic 2022-23con Rafael Marquez in command, he has been working since this Saturday. The Mexican coach, who succeeds on the bench Sergi Barjuan After signing a contract until 2024, he led his first pre-season training session at the Ciutat Esportiva after the squad underwent the usual medical check-up on Friday.
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Activation and strength exercises, rondos and ball possession maintenance exercises were part of the script in a session that, fundamentally, served for the players and the coach to get to know each other. The main novelty was the Senegalese side Alpha Diounkou, again on loan until June 2023 from Granada after his successful half-season as a culé. There were also the players who worked with the first team under the orders of Xavi Hernandez: Mika Marble, Antonio Aranda, Fabio White, Elias Akhomach, Chadi Riyadh, Arnau Houses y Alex Valle. The squad will start a one-week stage tomorrow, Monday, at the Vall d’en Bas, in Royalverd, to consolidate a physical base and prepare for the pre-season friendlies, whose calendar the club advanced.
The new coach, giving his first talk to the Barça Atlètic squad
The Barça subsidiary will play between six and eight preparation games, in addition to the absolute Copa Catalunya. The friendly that will serve as the debut of the stage of Rafael Marquez the next game will be played on the bench friday 22visiting the EU La Jonquera (19 hours). The Thursday 28starting at 19.30 hoursBarça Atlètic will play the traditional friendly in the field of FC L’Escala. The domingo 31 The third filming match awaits him, receiving the CE Manresa in the Joan Gamper Sports City (19 hours).
On Wednesday august 3Rafa Márquez’s new Barça Atlètic will be released from 19 hours at the Estadi Johan Cruyff against Andorra who presides Gerard Piquébrand new Second team.
Saturday august 6ththe Barça subsidiary will visit the Foundation UE Tona (18 hours) in the first qualifying round of the Copa Catalunya absolute. In the event of victory, Barça Atlètic will go on to face the following knockout rounds, on August 13 or 14 and August 20 or 21. The august 10 the Valencia Mestalla will appear at the Estadi Johan Cruyff for another friendly (19 hours) and, finally, the culé subsidiary will pay a visit to the UE Olot the August 17 (7pm). It will be a carousel of tests so that Rafael Marquez prepare a new season of the subsidiary in the First RFEFwhich starts the weekend of August 27-28
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