Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Jordi Alba eligible for Clasico, Ronald Koeman:...

Spain is gearing up for the first Clasico of the season. Barcelona will host Real Madrid tomorrow (Saturday) at the Camp Nou for a huge battle between two empires that are not exactly in their best period. The Catalans lost in the last league round 1: 0 to Getafe, but recovered in the middle of the week with an easy 1: 5 over Frantzvaros in the Champions League, and tomorrow they will try to equalize in their number of points to Blancos (when Real with an extra game over the Blaugrana).

Ahead of the intriguing game, the coach Ronald Coman He said: “We miss our audience, the atmosphere it creates and it’s weird. In both of these groups there is always tremendous pressure. Just because Real Madrid have not won their last two games does not mean they are a bad team. Players with a lot of experience will play against us. They will come to win at Camp Nou. “

The Dutchman received good news for him after defender Jordi Alba received the medical exemption and will be at his disposal. “The last word of course will be his. I think he can play tomorrow “said Koeman about the Spaniard and added about Antoine Griezmann:” Like any other player, there is an option for Griezmann to play. It’s not good to talk about his role on the team before every game. He is an important player, but we will choose the best players for us to achieve the best result. “

On the gravity of tomorrow’s game, Koeman said: “A victory against Madrid will help us gain confidence. The players deserve it because of the work they do every day. Which Clasico do I remember the most? Our 0: 5, when I scored a beautiful free kick, it was also my first Clasico. Being a Barça player is different than playing for other teams. I hope I can sleep at night. “

The one who is expected to receive the first team shirt is Enso Patti, who so far has experienced a great season for him with four goals and two assists, all before his 18th birthday. The young star has scored and cooked against Frantzvaros in the Champions League, and is the one who will lead Barcelona’s attack against Real Madrid, together of course with Leo Messi and Filipe Coutinho. Frankie de Jong, who was great in the middle of the week will get the keys in linking together veteran Sergio Busquets.

Gerard Pique may have received a red card against the Hungarians, which will keep him out of the squad in Barcelona’s game against Juventus, but tomorrow he will be in the center of defense with Calmon Langela, with Sergi Roberto being the right-back, while on the other side it looks like Alba will return directly to the squad after The injury from which he recovered.

In another matter, as always in Barcelona in recent months, it has never been quiet – especially in the management sector. Everyone is criticizing President Joseph Maria Bartomeu for the moment of poor conduct in recent years, and the critic on duty was the brake bunion.

The veteran player did not spare criticism and first spoke about the ‘Barcelona Gate’ affair, according to which Bartomeu allegedly hired an outside company who would criticize the team’s players on social media and at the same time praise the president himself: “I do not believe the club spent money to criticize us. is very”.

A few days ago, 33-year-old Pique signed a new contract giving up 50% of his salary, and the brakeman also spoke about the issue of cuts: “The club’s conduct was very bad, there was no agreement on the part of the players. I cut because Barcelona gave me everything in my career, so I agreed. “

On Leo Messi’s desire to leave last summer: “He should have gotten more respect. He’s the best player in the club’s history and he feels not listened to. Everything he wants he deserves in Barcelona. We need to change the name of the stadium to its name. “

Pique also criticized the dismissal of coach Ernesto Valverda in the middle of the previous season on the grounds that “it does not make sense to throw out a coach who brought us two championships before the season ended” and expressed dissatisfaction with the inclusion of past players in the club: ‘My father, Victor Valdes should always be here. They are the history of this club. ”