Preview FC Barcelona-Sporting Club de Huelva

The Blaugrana team receives Sporting de Huelva this Sunday with the aim of certifying their eighth league title and being able to focus exclusively on the Champions League

JohanCruyff, ready to live an afternoon of celebration and tribute to a team that never tires of making history

After sealing qualification for the Women’s Champions League final, Barça returns to domestic competition with the aim of complete the “fantastic week” and lift the eighth League in its history, the fourth in a row. The culés will look for a victory against him this Sunday Sporting Club of Huelva, a team immersed in the fight to avoid relegation, so as not to lengthen the confirmation of their uncontested reign in state territory. The Estadi Johan Cruyff is ready to experience another afternoon of celebration and homage to a group that never tires of making history (4:00 p.m.).

Jonathan Giraldez He will not be able to count on Fridolina Rolfö, with discomfort in his right knee, nor with Lucy Bronze, in the infirmary since the visit to Stamford Bridge. The Barça coach also granted a well-deserved rest to Sandra ClothsTherefore, Cata Coll will most likely be in charge of defending the goal. Few rotations are expected in Barça’s eleven, since the priority is to sing the alirón as soon as possible to be able to take advantage of the month of May to manage efforts and reach the Champions League final on June 3 at the Philips Stadion in the best possible physical condition. Some players like Aitana (who ended the duel against Chelsea with ramps) or Graham Hansen, however, could start the game from the bench.

“We want it to be a great day, similar to the one we experienced at the Camp Nou with the qualification for the Champions League final. Finishing off the great work of the whole season would be a great way to end the fantastic week, a week of celebration and rest to be able to prepare well what comes to us”, Giráldez declared this Saturday. “We really want to celebrate the League in front of our fans, but to achieve it we will have to do good emotional management. It will not be an easy game, we will face a very defensive block. In the first round it was difficult for us to beat Sporting”, added the coach, satisfied with the great physical condition of most of the squad members.

Alexia’s earrings

“We have almost all the players available and that is very important to me because it gives me the chance to vary the eleven each game. Until the Champions League final, we will be able to distribute minutes so that the players arrive in the best possible way ”, he justified. Alexia Putellas, who ran out of minutes last Thursday on his return to a call-up after almost ten months off that showed him the most bitter face in the sport, will monopolize all the spotlights. The captain will not be a starter except for surprise, but he does have many options to end up participating and feel like a footballer again after a long time in the dry dock.

The subsidiary, for the title of Second

The other most important point of the day will be in Gran Canaria. Barça B will visit Juan Grande with the option of becoming champion of the First RFEF (1:00 p.m.). They will be champion of the silver division if they beat an already relegated rival with three games to go to finish the League. It could be a historic milestone for the team led by Òscar Belis in a category of maximum demand. The culés occupy the first position of the classification with 55 points, 55 goals in favor and 26 against in 27 days. Eibar, second, has seven fewer units. The commitment to women’s football continues to bring results and joy to the Blaugrana club, the dominator without discussion and at all levels in Spain.