The Barça team returns to training this Sunday after the KO in Murcia and on Monday they travel to Malta
There they will face host Luxor St. Andrews, Hovocubo and Dobovec in the Main Round of Champions
Although the result did not reflect what was seen in the Palacio de los Deportes, Barça experienced a bitter hangover this Saturday after suffering his first defeat in Murcia against ElPozo (1-2) at the start of the season in which he had won everything, including the Copa Catalunya.
Despite this, the azulgrana team will continue to lead the table alone with 15 points, two more than a Mallorca Palma Futsal team that won on Friday at the Levante court with a ‘double’ by Tayebi (3-4). With one game in hand, Industrias Santa Coloma and Viña Albali Valdepeñas have nine points, while the recently promoted Noia Portus Apostoli has seven and would be third if he wins this Sunday precisely in Valdepeñero.
The team rested on Saturday and returns to work this Sunday at 10:00 in the Ciutat Esportiva with the Champions League already totally focused on the Champions League. No time to prepare for the competition, This Monday first thing in the morning the expedition will travel will travel to Malta to play the Main Round.
The flight is scheduled to arrive at 12:30 p.m. and the expedition will go directly to the hotel to eat and rest before training at 7:30 p.m. at the Al-Qroqq University Sports Hall in Girza, venue for the six matches of this Group 3.
Barça should be first in the group in Malta
| JAVI FERRANDIZ
The reigning continental champion will repeat the session there on Tuesday at 12 noon and on Wednesday they will start the defense of the title at four in the afternoon against the Dutch ZVV Hovocubo. On Thursday at the same time they will face their toughest rival, a Slovenian FK Dobovec whom they already eliminated two seasons ago in the quarterfinals; After a day of rest, on Saturday he will close the Main Round against the unknown host Luxor St. Andrews.
So, extra work for the second Barcelona coach, a Jordi Illa which is responsible for collecting as much information as possible about the rivals. Despite Barça’s superiority, many things will depend on their work next week on this Mediterranean island.
The first three of the group access the Elite Round, which will be made up of four groups of four teams and only the winner of each of them will win a prized ticket to the Final Four. This requirement of the penultimate round makes the more than feasible objective of getting the first position now in the Main Round to avoid the first of the other groups.