BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After having both its coach and best winger sent off last week, Barcelona will try to jump start its Spanish season on Sunday at home. Except home isn't what it used to be.
BARCELONA, Spain — After having both its coach and best winger sent off last week, Barcelona will try to jump start its Spanish season on Sunday at home.Barcelona will play its first official game in its temporary home against Cadiz while Camp Nou undergoes an extensive makeover, and coach Xavi Hernández will be watching from the stands.
The hosts will also be missing forward Raphinha, who earned a red card against Getafe when he elbowed an opposing player. That leaves Barcelona without a pure winger, after Ousmane Dembélé left for Paris Saint-Germain in the offseason. The empty spot in the starting lineup could be filled by forwards Ferran Torres or Ansu Fati, or another midfielder like Gavi Páez. Former Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan debuted for Barcelona in the opening match.
This will be the first competitive match that Barcelona plays at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. The main stadium for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics can hold 49,000 people — compared to the 99,000-strong Camp Nou, Europe’s largest soccer stadium. Camp Nou is undergoing a long-delayed overhaul to improve its facilities and add even more seats.Madrid will go for a second victory to start the season when it plays at Almeria on Saturday.
The injury to Militão came days after Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also tore a knee ligament. Andriy Lunin, Courtois’ backup, started against Bilbao, and Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that Lunin would be his first-choice goalkeeper. But the club signed Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea this week.Atletico visits Real Betis on Sunday in the top matchup of the weekend after they finished third and sixth, respectively, in the standings last season.
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