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Barcelona will head into the game following a demanding midweek fixture in the UEFA Champions League. The Blaugrana travelled to England to face Newcastle United at St James' Park in the first leg of their round of 16 tie. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving everything to play for in the second leg at Camp Nou.

The one I like the most is Pedri... He's a magician, he's very good. Both with the controls, reading the spaces inside, changing orientation... He has everything.

No. These things happen. Now is a good time for them [Lewy and Torres] to improve. From what I've seen in training, we're on the right track. We have played four games in the last 11 days and the options to make changes are limited. In addition, some players returned from injury. We need a little more time.

Like what happened with Antoine. He has a contract with us and he's going to stay. Julián clearly stated that he's very happy at Atlético, and yet everything he says is interpreted in a certain way. He has four more years on his contract, and we hope he stays much longer, and even that it gets extended.

We didn't see the Barça of 1,000 passes in Newcastle. Did you see the 1,000 passes Barcelona makes every week in Spain? No. Newcastle are exceptional in their intensity and high pressing, playing man-to-man and with a wide range of tools.

You have to respect their quality, but not respect them on the pitch. You have to make their lives miserable. You can't show them too much respect. If you do, they'll punish you and create chance after chance. We did that that night: we pressed them from the first minute and tried to do it throughout the game.

Indeed, according to SPORT, both Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia were back training normally on the pitch today, indicating their availability for Sunday's clash vs Sevilla. This comes after Lamine missed the training session on Thursday due to some discomfort and did not even attend the team dinner arranged by Ronald Araujo later in the night.

What happened to Dro was a betrayal, if it happened with Jorge Mendes it would not have happened as it has happened with Ivan de la Pena. It has been a shame and a backstabbing.

Barcelona have indicated that they expect him to return normally to the session scheduled for Friday. As a result, his presence in Sunday's match against Sevilla is far from ruled out. Barcelona's No. 10 scored the only goal against Newcastle United in the Champions League tie to salvage a draw for his team at St James' Park on Tuesday.

Flick had called Roony Bardghji over. They scored, and Ronald went down. Flick made us wait, and then suddenly he turned around and shouted, 'Xavi!' I rushed off to get my things ready so I could go on. I couldn't believe it. Once I came onto the pitch, I had a blast.

The two times I've watched Barcelona this season: Chelsea away and Newcastle, I think that the tempo and intensity of the Premier League is too much for them. They will probably go through in Barcelona, but they didn't really dictate the game at all.

The meeting between Spain and Argentina in the Finalissima has generated enormous interest since both teams secured their continental titles. Spain earned their place in the intercontinental clash after winning UEFA Euro 2024, defeating England 2-1 in the final. Meanwhile, Argentina confirmed their participation after lifting the Copa América trophy by beating Colombia 1-0 in extra time.