FC Barcelona has had a brilliant start to the season in which things seem to be starting to turn out the way Xavi Hernández wants.
Five consecutive victories in which the closest match was won by three goals difference. You can see that the team is working very hard and the new signings have landed on their feet.
Many have already started talking about the resurgence of Barcelona at a total level. Well, if they wanted a litmus test for the culé team, here they have it.
Barça will visit Munich on Tuesday, September 13 at 9:00 p.m. They face a Bayern in low hours that have not been able to win any of the last three games they have played in the Bundesliga. That does not mean that the culé team is a favorite, far from it, because in the aggregate of the last three games that have been played between both teams, Bayern has accumulated 14 goals in favor and Barça only 2.
The Bavarian team has been the nemesis of the Catalans for seven years. Gerard Piqué and company have had nightmares in recent seasons with the Munich team, and this may be the perfect time to turn the situation around.
If Barça wants to confirm this good moment, they will have to put on a great match at the Allianz Arena. Xavi must have very clear ideas to choose an eleven that seems offensive but cautious.
Marc-André ter Stegen will be in charge of defending the goal, but the first doubts are beginning to arise in defense. Eric García and Andreas Christensen will fight for a position alongside Ronald Araújo. It is also not at all clear who will be the left back, since both Jordi Alba and Balde as well as Marcos Alonso have ballots.
In midfield and up front things seem to be clearer. Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio Busquets and Pedri have their place guaranteed. Raphinha and Ansu Fati will fight for a position in attack and Frenkie De Jong and Gavi will have to do so to occupy the right midfield.
Bayern will come out with everything except for Kingsley Coman. Offensively, the most dangerous players in the Bavarian team will be Thomas Müller, Sadio Mané and Leroy Sané. If the culé defense manages to stop these three pieces and annul Joshua Kimmich, it would not seem utopian for them to keep up with the pace of the match.
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