This weekend, football fans will get value for their money and their subscriptions. Several great meetings are on the menu all over Europe. In France, OM and PSG will cross swords on Sunday evening at the Orange Vélodrome. A few hours before, Arsenal and Liverpool will face each other in the Premier League. On the Italian side, the clash between Inter Milan and Juventus will be on the program. The day before, all eyes will be on the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium, where Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will meet for the traditional Clasico. A very important meeting in the standings between the Merengues, second with 24 points, and the Catalans, leaders with 27 points on the clock.
The dangers of KM9 and Vini Jr
It will also be an opportunity to see several stars in action on the Madrid side, like Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé, who will experience his first Clasico in his new colors. Opposite, Barça will be able to count on the talents of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, who will lead Hans Dieter Flick’s attack. He too will experience his first Real Madrid-Barça tomorrow. It will be a new test for the German technician, who is doing rather good things in Spain and who remains on a solid victory against Bayern Munich this week in the Champions League. In terms of success, the former German coach is sure of his strengths and his men. His locker room is convinced of winning tomorrow evening, as explained Sport in today’s edition.
The Spanish media adds that Flick is happy with his group, who knows how to cope with difficult moments during matches, resolve problems and offer play. Despite everything, he believes that there are points to improve. Especially before facing the reigning Spanish champion. He is particularly concerned by the defensive fragility of his team, particularly behind the full-backs. This was the case on Wednesday since the Bavarians did some damage behind the defense and reached Iñaki Peña’s goal too easily according to the coach. He therefore absolutely wants to correct this to prevent the Merengues from overtaking Jules Koundé and Baldé. Especially since he greatly fears Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr, who are real rockets.
Flick will adapt
Two players who will be even more free to move up front after Rodrygo’s withdrawal. This will give them more space to express themselves. So, Sport explains that Flick, who usually insists on playing his game, risks adapting and requiring defensive efforts from all his players while ensuring that his full-backs are on point and vigilant with the two Madrid stars. Asked about the subject this Friday at a press conference, the FC Barcelona coach confided: “we have our approach. We had it against Bayern Munich and we saw that we had to improve. With each match, you adapt. And now we will adapt to Real Madrid. As in all matches, there are always fast rival players.
He added: “I have confidence in my team. The players are doing well. The team won against Bayern, we improved the combinations, we played well with and without the ball. We are aware that we have to improve and we have to adapt to different situations (…) Many coaches are attentive. Our idea is to squeeze as much as possible. We must be a compact unit and not leave spaces between lines. What we did in the second half against Bayern was great. I believe in the team and we have a lot of qualities. The players support each other. They know what they have to do and that our greatest strength is to be united.” It is as a team that Flick and Barça want to make a move at the Bernabéu tomorrow.
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