The Barcelona faces the Juventus in the third friendly match of the Barça club’s tour of USA. The game is played this morning at 2:30 hours in the spectacular Estadio Cotton Bowl, with capacity for 100,000 spectators, although the venue will not be full. We are facing a test of enormous level for both teams. The Catalans begin the meeting with morale through the roof after defeating Real Madrid in Las Vegas (1-0, goal from Raphinha) and with enormous euphoria for the composition of the squad. Upon the new arrival of Robert Lewandowski adds the increasingly closer incorporation of the central Jules Koundecurrently in the Sevilla.
In any case, the coach of the Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez, focuses solely on your current team. The group must accumulate kilometers, perfect automatisms and, in short, get together more for the start of the league competition. There is chemistry in the dressing room, but the project of the 2022-23 it’s still starting. The offensive potential of the culé block is beyond any doubt, but the coach asks for more. On the other hand, the Barça and the Juventus have faced each other in their history, in official disputes, a total of 16 times. The balance is very even: six wins for each and four draws.
In the casualties chapter, the Barcelona will not be able to count on Ferran Torreswith a foot injury, while the Juventuswho comes into the match after winning 2-0 at Chivas from Guadalajara Mexican, is obliged to reserve Pogba due to a meniscus injury. Xavi He already announced that the starting eleven that he will present in this match will have many new features regarding the Classic in front of Real Madrid.
