Following what felt like 17 weeks of the last international on break of the European season, Barcelona return to activity to start the stretch run of the 2021-22 mission with an immense La Liga game against Sevilla at the Greatest Stadium on Earth on Sunday Night.
The last time we saw Barça in real life, the Blaugrana completely obliterated Real Madrid in an El Clásico win for the ages and the very best exhibition of the Xavi Hernández Era. The Barça legend has his group playing astonishing football with impeccable timing, ruling the long stretches of February and March to set them in an incredible situation in front of the last seven weeks of the period.
Barça are top picks to win the Europa League and start their quarterfinal attach with Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, and they additionally control their fate in the La Liga Top 4 race and will complete the end of the week in runner up with a game close by on the off chance that they take each of the three places, surpassing Sunday's rivals Sevilla in the process to harden their situation in the chase after a Champions League spot.
Real Madrid will win the league and will continue to get however many punishments as important to guarantee that destiny, so passing judgment on Barça by their powerlessness to get Los Blancos is a vain activity. Completing second ought to be the objective, and winning on Sunday will give them within track to achieve that goal.
Barça's excess league plan is intense however reasonable, with Sevilla at home and Real Betis and Real Sociedad away the main genuine enormous obstacles out and about ahead. The game close by is an immense benefit, and on the off chance that Barça can remain in front of Sevilla until they at long last find the remainder of the league they will be looking extraordinary.
In any case, beating Sevilla won't be simple. Julen Lopetegui's group has been extremely reliable all through the season, and there is an excellent case to be made for them as the best guard in Europe at the present time. They really buckle down, are efficient and can likewise bring on some issues with the ball in a wide range of ways: long passing successions, lightning-fast counter-assaults, set pieces, every last bit of it.
They haven't lost in the league since November, however a more profound look uncovers a couple of issues: they've drawn seven of their last nine, generally against mid-table sides, and didn't play well in one or the other leg of their Europa League exit on account of West Ham United. There are key wounds in midfield and assault and their beginning XI has played a great deal of minutes as of late, and in numerous ways they really required the global break to re-energize the batteries and attempt to assemble sufficient energy to complete the season solid.
This is a happy chance to confront Sevilla particularly considering Barça's structure, however anybody figuring the Blaugrana will overwhelm and win effectively on the grounds that they were extraordinary in El Clásico is tricking themselves. Each game presents an alternate test, and Sevilla are an exceptionally novel, interesting riddle to tackle. This will be exceptionally extreme, and three focuses are the only things that are in any way important. Anything that it takes.
Potential LINEUPS
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Alves, Araujo, Piqué, Alba; F. De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembélé, Aubameyang, Ferran
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