The eleventh day of the Santander League has reserved a very special match to conclude the football weekend. And it is none other than the one that will face FC Barcelona and Athletic Club at the Camp Nou in what will mean the return of Ernesto Valverde to his old home.
This match with so many sentimental edges, also because it is one of the classics of Spanish football, will be played this Sunday, October 23, starting at 9:00 p.m. and can be seen on television on Movistar LaLiga, as well as being followed live and online at through the La Vanguardia website.
In terms of Barça, the game will be something like a revalidation to try to turn the page on such a dark week, with the virtual elimination of the Champions League and the bad image of the classic defeat, and to confirm that the good image left before Villarreal was not the fruit of a day.
The victory, comfortable and colorful, harvested against Villarreal has reduced the degree of tension in Barça and has provided a certain optimism to the environment, very agitated after saying goodbye to the Champions League before time again.
On the bench, Xavi maintains his constructive and optimistic tone and in the run-up to the match he dedicated himself especially to praising Ernesto Valverde, despite the fact that he did not meet him in Barcelona. Round-trip praise, since Txingurri has commented that he "knows Barça perfectly and knows what it takes to win".
Athletic travels to Barcelona in a comfortable position in the Santander League classification, the result of a great start to the season, but dragging a bad run in recent days. In fact, the rojiblancos have gone three games without a victory, in which they have added two draws and one defeat, against Atlético in San Mamés.
