Barcelona’s unbeaten run in La Liga in 2025 got here to an finish final weekend when the Catalans took on Villarreal at Montjuic. Nonetheless, within the hangover from their celebrations, the crew didn’t make a lot of the end result on the time.
Now, nevertheless, they stare their closing sport of the season within the eye and the temper within the dressing room will probably be much more centered on ending on a excessive than it was final weekend.
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For the sport, journey to San Mames to tackle Athletic Membership on match day 38, and the sport is not going to be straightforward in any measure.
Ernesto Valverde’s males have been phenomenal in Spain this season and presently sit fourth within the standings with a UEFA Champions League spot reserved to their identify. Furthermore, they’ve received three of their final three video games.
Barça Common brings you three speaking factors forward of Athletic Membership vs Barcelona.
The curtains shut
The 2024-25 marketing campaign for Barcelona was by no means one which anybody noticed being as profitable because it turned out.
Hansi Flick’s arrival, in any case, left the membership’s mission in a gray space originally of the marketing campaign and never many noticed the German tactician embracing the membership’s tradition and connecting with its roots almost half in addition to he has executed.
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Over the previous 12 months, Flick has reworked Barcelona into one among Europe’s finest groups and has ended the marketing campaign with three trophies.
Within the course of, he developed a system that performs with fireplace in defence however is ruthlessly deadly in assault – one which Barcelona followers will keep in mind for time immemorial.
Now, nevertheless, the curtains shut on what has been a particular season as Barcelona is not going to play within the FIFA Membership World Cup. Their marketing campaign, thus, ends tomorrow with the sport within the Basque nation and they’re going to look to log out on a excessive.
Hitting some side-quests
An all-La Masia XI tomorrow? (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
Having already secured the league title to their identify and celebrated the achievement with followers in Catalonia, Barcelona wouldn’t have an entire lot to play for heading into the ultimate sport of the season.
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Given the crew’s scenario, Hansi Flick might thus look to hit some particular milestones which, at this level, are purely aspect quests for him.
One such ‘aspect quest’ that was spoken about earlier this month was probably deploying an all-La Masia beginning lineup – one thing that may break the web and isn’t unimaginable to do.
Tomorrow’s sport, thus, is Flick’s finest and closing likelihood to drag off the gamble with minimal danger and it stays to be seen if he’s prepared to take the flamboyant name to etch his identify in historical past.
To place up such a lineup, Inaki Pena should begin in purpose with Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, and Hector Fort all beginning in defence.
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Gavi, Marc Casado, and Dani Olmo could make up an all-La Masia midfield whereas Lamine Yamal, Ansu Fati, and Fermin Lopez can full the ahead three.
Unsaid farewells
With the sport towards Athletic Membership formally being Barcelona’s final sport earlier than dispersing for the summer time break, it is going to even be the ultimate sport in Blaugrana colors for a number of gamers whose identities are nonetheless not identified.
In spite of everything, there are some large names who might go away the membership within the coming months and thus not see a day beneath Hansi Flick after the hiatus. It would, thus, be an emotional night time for all such gamers who anticipate to go away.
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The likes of Inaki Pena, Pablo Torre, and Ansu Fati are all anticipated to go away the membership in the summertime and will definitely play their closing video games as Barcelona gamers on the night time.
Others like Wojciech Szczesny and Andreas Christensen, in the meantime, will take to the sector nonetheless unsure of their future.
The supervisor will thus look to present such departing gamers an opportunity to say goodbye to the membership and the crew through the sport within the Basque nation tomorrow.
It might properly not be a house sport for Barcelona, however taking part in a closing time for the membership earlier than departing is certainly an emotional affair whatever the venue, the viewers or the end result.