Barças “9 out of 9”
FC Barcelona is making the headlines in the Spanish media this Saturday. On the cover of ‘Sport’ the jubilant Catalans are captioned: “Let the series continue.” In the league, coach Xavi’s team has been unbeaten for eight league games in a row. The Blaugrana’s record in the cup competitions also remained clean. Today the Catalans meet FC Girona away (4:15 p.m.). The ‘Mundo Deportivo’ expect the winning streak to continue and demand: “9 of 9”. ‘L’Esportiu’ is also hoping for one from Barça “gala”.
Juve important weeks ahead
Juventus Turin is facing a tough second half of the season. After the 15-point penalty for accounting fraud, the old lady from eleventh place in the table has to clean up the field from behind. But coach Massimiliano Allegri continues to believe in his team. Its slogan: “We are Juventus” is emblazoned on the front page of ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’. ‘Tuttosport’ features Paul Pogba and Dusan Vlahovic on the front page: “We’re in too.” Pogba is finally set to make his debut of the season after his protracted injury, while Torgarant Vlahovic also returns after a three-month break. The duo should help to close the gap of twelve points on the international places
Aké with the artificial hammer
Nathan Aké is celebrated in the English press for scoring the decisive goal in the FA Cup against current leaders Arsenal. The Manchester City defender can be found on the covers of the ‘Mirror’ and ‘Daily Express’ along with assist assist Jack Grealish. The first newspaper is impressed “of the way”how Aké scored the golden 1-0 winning goal. The Dutchman shook the ball from his ankle from around five meters to the far post. The ‘Daily Express’ referred to the hit as “trick”. The two teams are separated by five points in the league. In about two and a half weeks you will meet again in the catch-up game of the 12th matchday.
