No be small matter wey dey happen on Wednesday night as Barcelona go face off with Athletic Club for Saudi Arabia Super Cup semifinal. Dem wan defend dia title well-well as dem enter this match with full confidence after dem don dey win plenty games for league.
Barcelona don dey fire like say dem get plenty gaza with Hansi Flick as di coach. Dem don win last ten matches wey dem play, and na dem dey top La Liga table right now, four points ahead of Real Madrid. Di squad dey healthy, Gavi and Andreas Christensen no jare, but Flick fit use di lineup wey e don choose for long.
On di other hand, Athletic Club dey struggle small. After dem show some strong performance last season, this season don be wahala for dem. Dem dey eighth for table, and dey far behind Barcelona with 25 points. But dem get mind to turn e all around for dis semifinal.
For di match, di talking don be say Iñaki Williams go start, along with im younger brother Nico. Dem go dey try penetrate Barcelona defense wey don dey solid lately. Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski, di goal machine, don dey eye chance to shine again after im fit to play again. E don score three goals in di last two matches against Athletic.
Di possible lineup for Barcelona na: GarcÃa; Koundé, CubarsÃ, MartÃn, Balde; GarcÃa, Pedri; Yamal, FermÃn, Raphinha; Lewandowski. For Athletic Club, we fit see Simón; Areso, Vivian, Paredes, Boiro; de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta.
As dem dey prepare for di match, Barcelona dey ready to show dem say why dem be king for di Super Cup, especially as dem don dey win many titles before. Athletic Club no go get plenty players wey fit help dem, and dat fit be bad news for dem.
Di match go be tight, but wetin you go expect? Barcelona get quality, dem dey fine form, and na dem be favorites to win. E go be interesting to see how di match unfold, but one tin wey we sabi be say, dem fit drop Athletic again like last season. Na so e be, no be so?
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