Barcelona (2nd) faces Celta (16th) on Saturday in the 32nd league match, on the hunt for the leader Real Madrid, who faces a needy Espanyol (20th) on Sunday, when the margin is increasingly reduced of mistake.
The meringue team leads the standings, tied at 68 points with the Barçabut with the goal average in his favor thanks to his victory in the March Classic (2-0).
With seven days to go counting the date Sevilla opens against Valladolid this Friday, Barcelona cannot afford to fail on Saturday against Celta.
“The ‘goal average’ puts us below, but we still have the same points, now the margin for error is less, but also for them (…) they cannot have any errors either,” the Barça coach said on Monday. , Quique Setién, before the suffered victory (1-0) against Athletic Bilbao (10th) on Tuesday.
He Barça He will face Celta on Saturday with sensible losses in the midfield due to the injury of Frenkie of Jong and Sergio’s sanction Busquets by accumulation of cards.
The Galician team receives the Catalans on a streak after two consecutive victories in their career for moving away from the relegation zone to the second division.
Zidane doesn’t want relaxation
He Barça will be pending on Sunday of the clash of Real Madrid with the bottom team Spanish Sunday, expecting a stumble from the meringues.
The team of Zinedine Zidane He has won all four games since the resumption of competition on June 11, but the French coach wants to keep the tension.
“The attitude of all the players has been phenomenal … I am happy because we have to be, but there is a game and this weekend, we are missing seven finals and we have not won anything,” Zidane warned on Wednesday after winning the Mallorca 2-0.
At a tight end of the table with the last five at nine points, the Spanish he still dreams of a remote stay with less and less room for maneuver.
Behind the two competitors for the title, Atlético de Madrid (3rd) welcomes Alavés (14th) with the intention of securing their third place and their place in the Champions League for next season.
Sevilla, chaining three draws, are looking for a victory against Valladolid (15th) that will secure their fourth place or could lead them to third in the event of Atlético’s defeat.
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