El FC Barcelona has issued a statement condemning the “disproportionate use of force” used by the National Police against a blaugrana fan at the gates of the Martínez Valero stadium in Elche, in the lead-up to the Sunday night League match.
Ferran Torres remains in a state of grace. PSG is already starting to capitalize on his signing for nearly 50 million. At the same time that Barcelona was playing in Elche, in the first 45 minutes the former Barça player celebrated his first goals with the Parisian club’s shirt. It was in Rennes and his brace served to rescue a draw for the two-time Champions League winner.
Hansi Flick is making decisions with his call-ups and lineups, and the most surprising has been the exclusion of Alejandro Balde from Barcelona’s debut in the League at Elche’s field. Before the match, on Movistar’s microphones, the German coach was very harsh about the defender’s commitment. “He is not here at 100%,” he reproached.
He made the Spiderman gesture at 0-1 from the penalty. Not to claim the arrival of ‘The Spider0, Julián Álvarez. Raphinha, that Brazilian who feels Barça and who has an undeniable influence over his teammates, recognized by Flick, also thought of his son, a fan of the mentioned superhero, on his first great night as captain. His goal was the start of a true feast that ended with a spectacular 0-5 against Elche.
Rodri and Adeyemi, new signings of FC Barcelona, have already been registered on the LaLiga website and will be able to debut this Sunday in Elche if Hansi Flick deems it so. They will not be the only ones. Gordon is expected to be the next to appear in the league database, along with Christensen’s new contract after his previous salary was reduced by 50%. Cancelo, the only signing missing, will appear this Sunday.
The commotion generated after the World Cup final between the Argentina and Spain teams, involving several players, already has sanctions. The Argentine players come off worse, as everything indicated.
“We are looking for a number nine. Deco has done a fantastic job, I have full confidence in him,” Hansi Flick told TV3 after the Gamper that his team won against Al-Ahly from Egypt (2-1). “We know there are two players, like Robert (Lewandowski) and Ferran (Torres), who have left. We can cover Ferran’s role with the new signings (Adeyemi and Gordon) but replacing Robert is very difficult, because he marked an era with us. We have internal solutions, but we will surely make some move,” Deco replied.
Five months and 10 days later, Carlos Alcaraz announces his return to the tennis courts. He does so in line with the new times, through Instagram in a post shared with Fabrizio Romano and his now famous “Here we go,” accompanied by a very brief video in which he says a single but much-anticipated phrase: “I’m back.”
Anyone who watches the three-part Netflix documentary about Jose Mourinho (already brilliantly summarized by John Carlin last week) might compare the character to a wolf. Sharp claws, supreme intelligence, and a high sensory capacity to know what is happening at every moment and sniff out the path. There is a scene in which the man from Setúbal shows it. He points to his eyes and says they are his best tool, like that Big Brother who sees everything in a football match, inside a locker room or in the club’s offices. It doesn’t matter to him whether he hunts by day or by night. His instinct rules.
Barça played the Joan Gamper trophy (2-1) but Deco’s mind is on the final stretch of the market. Barcelona’s sporting director confirmed that the club has not given up on bringing in a number nine to strengthen the attack, although the club is coming to terms with the fact that signing Julián Álvarez is increasingly complicated. In fact, Deco literally announced that Barça plans to bring in a striker after Lewandowski’s farewell, following the end of his contract at 37 years old. “We will probably make some move,” he revealed on TV3.
