The echoes of the World Cup are still heard, and Argentina is recovering from the euphoria of the title of world champion when club football resumes. This Thursday LaLiga restarts in Spain. Girona-Rayo Vallecano, Betis-Athletic and Atlético-Elche Focused on Simeone and Joao Félix. The day will stretch until the 30th (where Madrid plays) and the 31st, when matches will be played in Barcelona that include short excursions for visitors, including the derby between parrots and Catalans.
17 matches in 60 days
Thus begins 2023, which will have a crazy start because the next two months the League, the Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the Champions League and the Club World Cup will be randomly changing matches. Real Madrid, which participated in all these competitions, If he makes it to the Super Cup and Mundialito finals, he will play 17 games in the next 60 days. A real test of strength for the men of Carlo Ancelotti, who spent many seasons warned about the demands of the calendar for football players.
Something that invites us to think that Madrid’s B unit, consisting of Lucas, Nacho, Camavinga, Ceballos, Hazard, Asensio or Mariano, will have a chance to justify themselves and defend themselves against such a tough program. Carletto, who clearly favored rotations this season, has since Before the World Cup, he warned that when he returned from Qatar, he would rest the players going to the World Cup. “to gradually introduce them into the dynamics of the team’s game”. This Friday the whites bid farewell to an unforgettable 2022 in Valladolid measuring themselves against pucelanos, and then head to Extremadura to face Cacereño in the Cup.
There is calm about exits and January market entries in Madrid, but other teams like Barcelona have struggled to continue to strengthen the roster against the team caught between Joan Laporta and coach Xavi Hernández. season The January market will be one of the highlights in this re-start of the 2022-23 season, This winter break due to the World Cup holiday in Qatar forced the teams to change their strategy in their preparation plans. Barcelona will defend their lead against Espanyol as they are questioned and have players like Kessie who could be on the starting pad if the club can place them, while keeping a close eye on the offices. Raphinha and Ferran also have to take a step forward because for now they have not justified the club’s investment in their signings.
The Spanish Super Cup, which will also be played in Saudi Arabia, will bring together Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia on 11-15 January. And Champions It will be on the calendar again on February 14, With the only Spanish participation of whites, who will also take part in the Club World Cup, which will be played in Morocco from February 1-11. A big challenge for Ancelotti’s men, who have made it clear that they will try to win the ‘six’ after winning the European Super Cup.