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Saturday afternoon we have already in the Mendizorroza a foretaste of the final battle in the Copa del Rey. Both Alaves like FC Barcelona put this week in the Spanish Cup final on 27 May, but are this weekend already faced each other in the Primera Division.
Alaves
Alaves for the football year 2016/2017 there with a golden touch. Not only knows the candidate to adhere surprisingly easy standing in the Primera Division, the Basques knew this week once again at the expense of the more honorable Celta Vigo for the first time in club history to reach the final of the Copa del Rey. After a goalless draw in the first leg was a 1-0 win in the return just enough to make history. “This was the most important goal of my career,” said match winner Edgar Mendez. The chance that Alaves effectively with the cup makes off is small. The difference in budget between Alaves and FC Barcelona is no less than 646 million euros (49 million versus 695 million). However, you never know how a cow catches a hare. Earlier this season Alaves knew stunt by triumphing 1-2 at the Camp Nou.
Alaves has had a day less rest as FC Barcelona, so the fatigue factor may indeed play a role. Last week, in the away match against Sporting Gijon (2-4 win), trainer Pellegrino drummed his reserves and he gave a day off almost his entire starting line. The Basques have to attend any more midweek games are scheduled, but it is not excluded that they will rotate again this weekend. Pellegrino: “I will be against FC Barcelona appeal to the players in my eyes this is the most suitable. Hopefully the battle of Wednesday no adverse consequences for us. ” It is a moment gazing at the eleven players Alaves on up will come, though I think this time Pellegrino will mainly stick to the usual names. The cup match took a lot of force against Celta Vigo, but if you if victorious, the euphoria eventually wins often fatigue. Alaves now plays mainly with a four-man rearguard, though Mundo Deportivo considers it possible that Pellegrino for the occasion will fall back to a five-man defense.
Pacheco; Theo Hernandez, Feddal, Laguardia, Femenia; Manu Garcia Llorente; Ibai Gomez, Camarasa, Toquero; Deyverson
Barcelona
FC Barcelona also qualified this week for the Copa del Rey by the semi-final two matches 3-2 deal with Atletico Madrid. In return, both as Sergi Roberto Suarez sent with a red card from the field. So they can whistle to the final, but this weekend could be just act in the competition.
The Copa del Rey final is fine, but medals in the Primera Division and Champions League is obviously a top priority for FC Barcelona. The Catalans do it on all fronts with, but may in particular in the competition absolutely no stabbing drop more. Alaves-off event, it must yield three points, though Luis Enrique will probably already looking ahead to Tuesday. Then wait namely a part of the diptych against Paris Saint-Germain, in the eighth finals of the Champions League. It is therefore important for Barça to decide as quickly as possible away match against Alaves and throw it in the lock, to waste as little energy as possible in this way ahead of the clash against the Parisians.
But that is easier said than done. Coach Luis Enrique is not totally satisfied with the game of the last few weeks. Opponents are increasingly aware that they can make difficult the FC Barcelona by placing high pressure and disrupt the Catalan building. In previous years it was almost unthinkable that the Blaugrana would suffer at home lost possession or would use the long ball, but increasingly this is the reality. The cause is a lack of control in midfield. Busquets has been all season searching for its shape and summer purchases as Denis Suarez and Andre Gomes fall slightly out of tune. The famous tiki-taka previously has been a while past time at the Camp Nou.
Ter Stegen; Digne, Mathieu, Pique, Vidal; Denis Suárez, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Suarez, Messi