Barça has started defending the title in the Champions League as a real shot with four wins in the first four days, something that none of the other 15 participating teams have achieved. And, in addition, it is the solvency and strength that attracts attention.
Despite the noise that is made from the outside and sometimes from the inside and not forgetting the ‘stick’ of the Super Globe, Carlos Ortega has managed to create a mixed block that does not suffer from physical problems or flexibility. Therefore, this Wednesday the goal is to achieve it fifth victory in a row at 6:45 pm on the way to PDD Zagreb.
Calendar items. Three days before the Ordinary Assembly vote on the appointment of a historian Valero Rivera as an honorary member of this sectionThe calendar has been looking for three days before the team visits the opponent that the Dream Team won three of the five consecutive Champions Leagues (1997, 1998 and 1999).
The reality of the Croatian society after fifty years is very different. Those were the times of Mirza Dzomba, Davor Dominikovic, Zlatko Saracevic or Slavko Goluza who led the team two seasons ago. Now the coach is Bozidar Jovic and one of his assistants is Croatian handball legend Ivan Cupic, a bronze medalist at the London 2012 Olympics, a world medalist and four European medalists.
Barca should sign Russian Timur Dibirov soon / PDD ZAGREB
PDD Zagreb surprised Aalborg who are the current winners (31-23) in a Arena Zagreb where about 15,000 spectators are expected what promises to be an amazing afternoon of handball. However, they have lost three more games and are second to last with two points, tied with the team below Kolstad.
Some of the most important players are the international player Matej Mandic, the Belarusian defender Iliar Bialiauski, the Russian left winger Timur Dibirov or today. perhaps his best player, Croatian defender Luka Lovre Klarica who is the fifth highest scorer in the Champions League with 27 goals.
On the other hand, Barça is already two points ahead of Pick Szeged and four in Kielce for Dujshebaevs and Nantes for Valero Rivera Jr. (26 goals already) and Kauldi Odriozola. This means that, if a victory in the Balkans and a defeat for the Hungarians in Aalborg, there would be four points to earn money and play only five days.
Carlos Ortega, is training this Tuesday / FCB
As usual, the long-term injured Pol Valera and Jaime Gallego will be absent, while the undisputed will be the pivot Antonio Bazán. “This is not how it starts, but how it ends. There are many good things that the team has done, but this can be reduced in Zagreb and a different panorama can be seen. It’s a trap match against an opponent who until the last day’s defeat against Pick Szeged had not been defeated at home for 13 months,” said Carlos Ortega in the preview.
“They have people with the knowledge and quality to destroy us a lot. Maybe the left back is not playing at the level he has. We hope he will continue like this, but he has a defense that is difficult to read. , exchanging 3-2-1 with 6-0 or changing behavior at the same time will be very difficult. “We have to do very well if we want to win,” added the Barcelona coach..
