The Barça Tourmalet kicks off.
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The Catalans will play seven key matches in just 20 days.
Barcelona kicks off a hectic schedule tonight. Not only because of the sheer number of matches, but because they're all crucial and vital in the fight for the three titles remaining in the season: LaLiga, the Champions League, and the Copa del Rey. The Catalans are entering the final stretch feeling very good, but with the internationals racking up plenty of minutes during this recent international break. And now they have seven matches ahead of them in less than three weeks, in 20 days.
Tonight, at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc, the Barça team's special Tourmalet kicks off. It won't be an easy match against Osasuna, corresponding to Matchday 27, which was postponed due to the death of the first-team doctor, as many international players have barely had time to rest. In fact, Araujo and Raphinha won't even be in the squad, having arrived in Barcelona yesterday afternoon. The clash against the Navarrese side could be a decisive blow to the LaLiga title race. After facing Vicente Moreno's team, they will host Girona at home on Sunday at 4:15 p.m. Matches against the Girona side are always extremely tense.
And the month of April is set to start with a bang. On Wednesday, Hansi Flick's team's first final arrives. The Catalans face the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Metropolitano, having won 4-4 from the first leg. This season, all their matches against Atlético de Madrid have been intense. The match will kick off at 9:30 PM. With just over two days to spare, the Catalans will close out the week on Saturday against Betis, at Montjuïc at 9:00 PM.
After the match against the Andalusians, the top continental competition will begin. The Blaugranas will play the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 9, at 9:00 PM at the Olimpico. And with almost no time to recover, they will visit Butarque on Saturday at 9:00 PM. Hansi Flick, in fact, complained yesterday about this match, as the Blaugranas will have almost no time to rest between the match against Leganés and the tie in Dortmund.
The Catalans will return to Barcelona early Sunday morning and will head to Germany on Monday, where they will play the second leg of the continental championship on Tuesday the 15th, also at 9:00 PM.
Therefore, Hansi Flick will have to focus on rotations again during this crucial stretch of the season. The Blaugranas will play every three days, at least for the next three weeks. Furthermore, there is no margin for error if they want to win all three titles.
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