Barça: Farewell to Pizjuan

The 2023/24 season is now ending. FC Barcelona will bring down the curtain on the year in Seville, specifically at the Sánchez Pizjuan Stadium, on the last day of the League. Both teams have nothing at stake, but a desire to say goodbye to victory. Barca will also want to do this in Javi Hernandez’s final game on the bench, following the announcement that he will not be coach next season. The goal is to end this with a victory after two and a half years.

“We want to finish as well as possible.”

Barça already arrives with second place and therefore a ticket to the Spanish Super Cup next season. However, the Barca team wants to end the season with a victory and be able to say goodbye to the Xavi era with three points. “They were difficult days, but I am proud and happy because we did a good job. We gave it our all. Now we want to finish as well as possible and I’m looking forward to enjoying my last game as Barca coach. – Xavi explained at the conference to the previous press.

Quique Sanchez Flores also says goodbye

If Javi Hernandez says goodbye to the Barça bench, so will Quique Sánchez Flores. The current Sevilla coach will not continue to lead the Andalusian team’s bench and will also say goodbye to his fans after signing a contract with the club in December 2023. He will have to play the game without Acuña, Erik Lamela, Isaac Romero, Jesus Navas, Oliver Torres, Sow and Suso.

Their line-up highlights the return of Nemanja Gudelja, who will join the league finals, as well as Soumare, who completed his suspension cycle.

Positive precedents against Sevilla

Barça have not lost to Sevilla for several years, neither at home nor away. Notably, they haven’t done so since 2015, when Luis Enrique was on the bench as the Andalusian side won 2-1.

Since then, 4 draws and 12 wins, the last four in a row and without conceding goals. To give two examples: last season at the Sanchez Piisuan, Xavi’s team won 0-3 with goals from Raphinha, who made his league debut as a goalscorer, Lewandowski and Eric Garcia; and this year in Montjuïc the cules won 1-0 thanks to an own goal from Sergio Ramos.

Calling the culé

Terrassa’s coach decided to include the following players in the squad: Ter Stegen, Joao Cancelo, R. Araujo, I. Martinez, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Rafinha, Iñaki Pena, Joao Felix, Christensen, Fermin, Romeu, Vitor Roque. , S. Roberto, Gundogan, Kunde, Lamin Yamal, Kochen, Kubarsi, and H. Fort.

In addition, Gavi is traveling with the team to continue the recovery process. De Jong, Balde and Marcos Alonso will not travel to Seville due to lower back discomfort.