Barcelona has been playing without leading scorer Robert Lewandowksi and regular starters Frenkie de Jong, Pedri González and Jules Koundé for the past month because of injuries. They all returned to training a day before Barcelona plays Real Madrid in the first “clasico” match of the season.
Barcelona’s Marc Guiu celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Barcelona’s Joao Felix reacts during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
Regardless of who plays for the host team, Xavi has a huge task in finding a way to stop Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior.on the right flank of his backline to deal with Vinícius. If he repeats that formula, then the more attack-minded João Cancelo could move into midfield, or be kept as a option off the bench.
“Oriol and the other midfielders will have to be on guard,” Xavi said. “We have to be careful with the quick transitions and counterattacks by Madrid ... But we will be brave. We won’t change our playing style or our strategy. We want to go for the game and try to dominate possession.” So Madrid appears to have the slight advantage in midfield — an area Barcelona used to dominate when Xavi was a player — where Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti normally puts Bellingham alongside Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, and holder Aurélien Tchouaméni. That leaves Madrid with the luxury of using Luka Modric as a second-half substitute to put games away.
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