Barcelona will face a strong test at 3:30 am today, “Wednesday”, when it faces Juventus at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas as part of its summer tour in the United States, as it swept Inter Miami (6-0), and beat its arch-rivals Real Madrid (1-0). ).
The Catalan team arrived in Texas, where temperatures are expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius, with very high spirits after beating the Real in Las Vegas and verifying that the new deals are consistent with the philosophy of Xavi Hernandez so far.
The Brazilian Rafinha was the most prominent face of the Clasico, although he witnessed the debut of the Polish Robert Lewandowski. Rafinha gave his team a moral victory over Meringue with a missile shot from outside the penalty area that Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could not counter, to score his second goal in the second match in Barcelona’s shirt.
The Brazilian will have at the Cotton Ball Stadium a new opportunity to reserve a primary seat for him in the Barcelona attack, especially since the competition is already burning with the renewal of Ousmane Dembele’s contract, and the presence of his compatriot Alex Sandro.
While Lewandowski is looking to present his credentials despite playing 45 minutes against Real. So everyone is waiting for the first goal of the Polish during the Barcelona tour in the United States, of which there is still a fourth stop in New York.
French international midfielder Paul Pogba, who recently moved to Juventus, suffered a right knee injury, and he will not travel with the old lady’s club to Texas to face Barcelona.
Juventus published a statement on its website, explaining that “after reporting pain in his right knee, Paul Pogba underwent an x-ray which revealed damage to the meniscus.” He added that Pogba “will undergo a consultation with an orthopedic specialist.”
Benzema is ready
French Karim Benzema, who did not participate in the friendly match against Barcelona, trained naturally in Los Angeles, and is seeking to play his first minutes in the preparation period in the Mexican Club America, at 5:30 in the morning next “Wednesday”. The Frenchman, who had been given permission to take more days off, joined the team’s camp on Tuesday, but coach Carlo Ancelotti decided not to travel with the team to Las Vegas.
Xavi: 4 players who have to leave
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez confirmed that he is helping the club to conclude new deals, stressing that the name Barca attracts players.
‘Condy?’ said Xavi. The club is working to strengthen the team, but I cannot talk about players who are not with us, we will see if we can make an official announcement.”
He continued: “The work that Matteo Alemany and Jordi Cruyff are doing is exceptional, and the confidence the president gives me to work makes me feel very comfortable. We are a family and we have an exciting project to win titles.”
And about the four players who were not on the tour of America (Oscar Mingueza, Ricky Puig, Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite), he commented: “I have been very clear with them since May that they are looking for other clubs. We are trying to help them so that they have a chance to play, because it is impossible for them to play with us at the moment.”
And he concluded: “Ferran Torres will not play in the friendly match against Juventus, because he has not fully recovered from the injury to his foot.”