17.02.2009 12:23
Third time without a midweek game
Jesús Carrillo
Josep Guardiola’s have the unusual situation this season of not having any midweek football, only the third time that this has happened during this fixture-laden campaign.
Since the league got under way in August, FC Barcelona have only had three weeks this season when
there have been no midweek matches in any of the league, cup or Champions League, or
internationals.
Tough schedule
The side has played no fewer than 36 official matches this season, 23 in the league, 7 in the
cup, and 6 in the Champions League, which has meant there have only been three weeks so far when
the players and squad have a had a full week to prepare for their next match.
The same thing happened in the first week of December, when
after beating Sevilla 3-0 on November 29, Barça had no game until they entertained Valencia at the
Camp Nou a week later.
Always winning
They also a week to rest between the game with Real Madrid and the trip to Villarreal for the
last game of 2008. As before, Barça took the three points, winning 2-1 at El Madrigal.
Once again
Now they have a full week between the game with Betis and Espanyol on Saturday. But they had
better make the most of the rest, because there is a very tough league, cup and Champions League
schedule around the corner.