Barcelona, Spain – E be like say Barcelona don fully prepare to face their rival, Girona, for the Catalan derby wey go happen on Saturday. Coach Hansi Flick don gather his boys after dem finish international duties, and e don talk say dem ready to bounce back after dem last defeat. “We gatz start well, we no fit afford any slip, especially after how we play for Seville,” Flick yarn as him dey ginger the team.
Na so dem dey look forward to the match wey go take place for Montjuïc stadium on October 18 by 4:15pm CEST. Both teams dey try control the match with possession, and this one go be serious fight as both sides no wan lose face. Last season na wetin dem call ‘The Messi Show’, but this time e go different small, as Girona no suppose underestimate Barça.
Still for the training ground, players like Ferran Torres don dey ginger to join the match. E don try join the team training, but na small-small movements so far. Pedri self don dey recover solo, so we go see if dem go fit bounce back come Saturday.
Flick no wan hear anything negative about his squad, e talk say even if some key players dey injured, dem gatz find solution. “We dey manage the situation already. La Masia go fit help us as na im dey train some young bloods to step up.” As he dey shake the table, he no forget to praise players like Lewandowski wey dey serious with him fitness level.
Yet, Flick dey quick to tell say e no dey concern over injury wahala. “We gatz show our attitude on pitch, our fans dey expect to see fire whenever we dey play. We be FC Barcelona, and we no go take any match lightly.”
For Girona side, Míchel Sánchez don dey prepare him boys to face Barça. E dey charm as dem dey take small small steps to improve their form. After dem come back from international matches, dem wan show say dem no be pushovers. Míchel know say even if Barça get issues, dem still dey one of di best.
“Barça na always Barça, and we gatz ready to fight for better result. I no believe say dem dey down, na so dem dey form and any team fit run into wahala for them,” Míchel talk as he dey prepare for clash. Him don even chalk up his players up, saying dem need to take every chance dem get.
The derby go be one of the highlights for La Liga this weekend as the noise don already start. Fans dey set to pack Montjuïc remember say both teams wan get the bragging rights. So make we no go slack, this one go sweet like palm wine for patient padi!
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