La Liga Round 1: Mallorca - Barca

[Nucky]

Finally Barca is back.. Life is strange without football every weekend.. Hope we start the league with a win.. Vamos

 

[Masetro10]

These first games every year are tough. These teams have way longer to gameplan Barca. Expect a nice parked bus and counters. Rashford/Raphinha will need to do something when 3 players mark Yamal.

This year Flick's tactics need to be changed a bit. Teams will try to get Rashford to make a bad touch or have Balde deliver crosses. Rashford at the 9 likely might not do anything. Balde isn't a great crosser.

Yamal can break the game at any point. I hope Fermin starts as well with his shooting streak. Its imperative to score the first goal. Doesn't matter how just get all the shooters out there.

If Murqiqi or however you say his name is starting for Mallorca we will have a fun time on corners and random high balls.

I'll say this game will end 2-1 as my prediction.

 

[FCBarca]

Parked bus? I guess few recall us playing them here last season

Since Lewy is out, either Flick goes false 9 or Ferran as the 9 - I don't think he'll put Rashford there straight away, I suspect Marcus will be a super sub tonight

 

[Andresito]

Tek, Roony and Martini not registered and will not travel

 

[Nello]

Tek, Roony and Martini not registered and will not travel

Thought Roony is registered in the B team? If Madrid can do that with mastantuono, surely we can do so with Roony?

 

[Porque]

Iñaki Peña, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Joan García, Rashford, Christensen, Fermín, Mr. Casadó, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde, Eric, Jofre, Dro, A. Fernandez, Guillermo, Kochen