FC Barcelona's Crucial Weeks Ahead: El Clasico and Bayern Showdown Loom After International Break
Good day, everyone, and welcome to my blog. This weekend's matchday fixtures will be the last as club football in Europe will go on a two-week international break, because at the start of this week, coaches from different countries had already begun to drop the team list of players that have been called up to play for their respective countries in the international break, and at the same time we know not everyone will make the list for their respective country so it is a good opportunity to rest because the league and other competitions schedule have been tight this season.
FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick will need this two-week break to prepare for the upcoming matches after club football resumes back to action. FC Barcelona has a match today against Alaves, and going by the result from Real Madrid last night, today's match is a must-win for the Catalan side before they head in for the break and resume the upcoming match against Real Madrid in El Clasico. It is going to be an important and tough match for Hansi Flick and the team as they will be heading to the Santiago Bernabeu to face off their long rivals in the quest to become champions of Spain.
Real Madrid is going through some difficult times now as they just lost Dani Carvajal for the rest of the season as the Spanish player picked up an ACL injury last night. It looked bad as Carvajal was in serious pain and also crying as he was carried away from the pitch. It is a big loss for Real Madrid and also Vinicius picked up a neck injury the same night, but I doubt it is anything serious because two weeks is enough time for the Brazilian to recover and get back to action and my theory is it could just be tactic to prevent Vinicius from participating in the international matches with Brazil, who knows I could be right or wrong.
FC Barcelona still has their injury problems, but with the rumors flying around Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez should be returning to the team after the international break, Gavi's return is still being anticipated as he may return to action in November so he will not be available for the El Clasico and FC Barcelona champions match against Bayern Munich. After Barcelona face Real Madrid, they will play against Bayern Munich two days later, and I am a bit worried because Barcelona needs to get the three points in those two matches as they are crucial for Barcelona in both competitions.
The real test is about to begin for Hansi Flick, and I am curious to see how Barcelona will come out in these two matches. These two matches will be all about physicality and the mentality the players display on the field. It won't be easy, but I have high hopes that Barcelona will push through in these two matches and grab all three points. Until then, we will wait and anticipate the outcome of the two matches. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.
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