The FC Barcelona appeared in Qatar World Cup as the club on the planet that has contributed the most players to the great national team tournament. They are a sum of 17 football playerswhich cemented the supremacy of the Barça entity as the team that has historically contributed the most players to World Cups since its first edition in 1930. However, at the end of the competition, the positive impact of the World Cup in Qatar will have become more quantitative how qualitative It can even be said that even the two finalists, Ousmane Dembele Y Jules Koundé, they will remain a happy memory of the tournament. Between the premature elimination and the availability of the testimonial, Barça will resume the League on the 31st with an urgent need to turn the page. The technician culé, Xavi Hernandezmust maintain the self-esteem of some football players who said goodbye to the first part of the League as leaders, in a positive sense, although once again condemned to play for the second consecutive season in the Europa League.
More than confirming in this World Cup that the best player of all time grew up as a child and for most of his career at Barça, Leo Messi, the fact is that this contest will require timely intervention from the staff, especially at the mental level. In general, the same can be said dembele What Koundé They achieved their goal of reaching the final stage of the World Cup, although it cannot be ignored that their time in the final will not leave them with fond memories. Dembélé was taught by his coach, Didier Deschamps, when he was relieved without even finishing the first half of the game against Argentina, after committing a penalty that started to complicate things for a France that ended up surrendering. His rivalry with Koundé was not pleasant either. angel di maria, author of a goal, and moreover, his attempt to save Messi’s 3-2 points in extra time, was finished from inside the goal. That’s where the possibility of leaving with a hero’s role disappeared.
Most of Barça’s internationals were provided by the Spanish team, with eight players, but the World Cup will not leave a good memory for them either. Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Peter Gonzalez, Pablo Paez Gavira ‘Gavi’, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati Y Alejandro Balde they played more or less minutes to lose unexpectedly in the first direct tie against Morocco. Eric Garcia He didn’t even make his debut in the tournament, an experience he shared with Germany’s substitute goalkeeper, Marc André ter Stegen. The same happened to the Uruguayan Ronald Araujoalthough in his case it was good news for Barça, as it gave the central defender golden time to finish recovering from his injury.
The final disappointment was the feeling that marked the Brazilian’s passing raphinha for Qatar, because no one expected the elimination of the ‘canarinha’ in the quarterfinals against Croatia. For Andreas Christensen the World Cup ended that left a strange aftertaste, because although on the one hand he was an important piece in the Danish team; on the other hand, the loss to Australia was an unexpected farewell.
Among those who more or less, they met the expected bar in the World Cup is the Polish goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, who was able to lead his team to the round of 16 for the first time in four decades. The problem for Barça is that the ‘pichichi’ will be suspended for three games after his dismissal in Pamplona.
The Dutch remain Memphis DePay Y Frenkie de Jong. The striker gradually enters the team of louis van gaal without ending up having a special role. Yes, the midfielder is a starter, although his real influence has been very relative, including the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals against Argentina where, someone called to lead a team, he is expected to see launch one.
Barça await the Spanish internationals for Monday and hope that Raphinha, De Jong and Memphis, who lost in the quarterfinals, will return by the end of the week.
The last picture of Barça before the Liga parade is the blow of the character in El Sadar. will come back with less than one player due to being kicked out Lewandowski. then, Xavi He emphasized the mental strength of his players to overcome difficulties.
“It’s a huge victory because you have everything against you. The referee’s decisions, the goal against the early side on a difficult field and they have a terrible intensity. It’s a victory for the family, for on the block, for maturity, for personality.” All the same messages will be of equal value Xavi to bring his players back to the reality of the League.
Source: La Verdad
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