Barcelona plays a subtle transfer challenge on Sunday night.
The Catalans travel to Bilbao, where Athletic is waiting for them, as before the challenge, the coach of the Blaugrana, Xavi Hernandez, said that his team will not think about the next challenge, which is El Clasico against Real Madrid.
Among other things, the technician added that the challenge with Bilbao is like a final and that it is of great importance for the fate of the championship.
“Athletic is a very aggressive team on the field, they win a lot of duels and they don’t deserve the results they got recently. It will be a hard fought challenge. It is a very important game for us to maintain the nine-point gap from Real Madrid. It’s like a final for us. Lewandowski is fine, he has been training since Thursday and always wants to play. What belongs to Pedri and Dembele we will decide at the end.
Four players risk disqualification if they receive yellow cards and would be absent against Real, but we will not go down to the field with “hand brakes” against Athletic Bilbao. Can I be the Ferguson of Barcelona? I find it a bit difficult.
Barcelona is my home and I want to stay long even though it is sometimes uncomfortable. The president is happy with me and the staff. I would like to be like Ferguson, but time will tell. This is not the moment to talk about renewal, the important thing now is to win the title”, said Xavi.
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