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Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.
Xavi is not too bothered by Lewandowski's suspension, even though the player material that Barcelona has on the front line is not of the same quality as Lewandowski, Xavi still has many choices of players who can be played in Lewandowski position. Barcelona has experienced positive developments this season, Xavi can still play Depay as a replacement for Lewandowski. Ansu Fati is also in a combat-ready condition, Ferran Torres is ready to be placed in the center striker position.

Another advantage for Barcelona this match will be played at Camp Nou, the players will definitely be very motivated to win the match at their home ground. But Xavi must not underestimate the strength of Espanyol, the line of defense must be the focus so that Espanyol players do not easily pierce Barcelona's defense.
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I just checked that it was last month's game against Osasuna and it's true that Lewandowski got a red card. I can't understand why Lewandowski did this even though he is an important player for Barcelona and while also being the top scorer for La Liga, but it seems Barcelona doesn't want to bother because of this incident and his replacement on the front lines must have been arranged by Xavi.
But Barcelona has tried to appeal the decision of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, but unsuccessful. Although Lewandowski has statement that the behavior that got him in trouble was actually directed to coach of the Barcelona Xavi, but that's a problem he made that attitude after receiving the card. I'm sure Xavi can definitely use another players for the upcoming matches, Ferran Torres is also still there to help Raphinha and they have a more substitute player.
It seems that this appeal will not be able to change anything, but this is Barcelona with a myriad of great players, Xavi can certainly solve the problem of strikers in the front row later. True, Ferran Torres is good enough to fill the void left by Lewandowski. Later the wings that will accompany him will be Raphinha and Ansu Fati.
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If I look at the World Cup performances in my mind, the three best players in the world and the number 1,2 and 3 players in the list of the best are at PSG.  So they can do anything they want.  But if all three do their best and look after their own interests and pass the ball properly, then nothing is possible.
I agree, Neymar, Mbappe and Messi were outstanding in the world and I'm sure the owner of the club as well as the PSG fans will have their shoulders lifted high. All three players will be a joy to watch when the league finally resumes, I am also expecting all three to replicate the same energy and form in the french league, that’s if they can put aside the bad feelings from the World Cup. Hopefully none will sustain any injury and will be fully fit the resume with the league.
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first of all barcelona has had financial constraints that have hit them in the past 3 seasons so many barcelona players are in arrears of their payments. well in such a situation it is very difficult for barcelona management to get rid of aging players because if they do this then they have to pay money in advance for the arrears that occur. pique for example where in one of the sports news that I read he has given everything for barcelona in his career but this season he seems to have been sidelined from the barcelona squad and finally he decided to retire.
They had bad ways to use money for player transfers and salary and so far I did not see they have good changes to resolve those problems.

They are still buying players and spent money on transfer market, salary pool for players is still high which are harmful for their finance in long run. Especially their finance is already bad and at a verge of collapse in past seasons. This season looks bad for them too because they failed in Champions League very early and will have to play knock-out matches with Manchester United in Europa League.

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barcelona must improve their finances to support the team's journey in a better direction and there are no arrears in player salaries that have not been paid.
They are not resolving their crisis but are taking more risk by having more big loans. With this risk betting approach, Barcelona positively hope that they will get good results in La Liga and Champions League to improve their finance and gradually clear up their crisis.

Honestly, I can not say I am positively thinking about it but of course best wishes to Barcelona.
Barcelona has a rich history.  But currently Barca is failing to hold it.  But good luck to Barca.  Maybe someday they will come back for good.  But Messi, Iniesta, Puel, Eto'o are not like them.
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Why do you think that Barcelona need good defenders? Barcelona conceded 5 goals in 14 games, this is the best defense in La Liga. They are followed by Betis in this indicator, they conceded 12 goals, do you understand how reliable Barcelona's defense is? Their attack also shares a leading position with Real, they scored 33 goals in 14 matches, they are doing great. There are still financial problems, but gradually they will be able to solve them, they also have a good bench, maybe Xavi just needs more time.

I have said this in my previous post, but I am going to say this again. Barcelona does need to go to defenders because they conceded three goals in the Real Madrid match. So, if they cannot stop bigger and more competitive opponents, they are not going to go far with this defense. Yes, of course, they have defended well against the other opponents. But if they cannot perform well against their main rivals, for me, it doesn’t count.



I am also feeling they still have one of the toughest defence in La Liga because they are surely done amazing stuff in all their early matches and not allowed any team to break their defence and give them any problem in last five matches just one goal from Osasuna and all other teams not able to done any serious threat is giving all report about how things working in this season even in Champions League they were not good enough, but hopefully they will fix and bring better results in the coming years under the Xavi leadership which is working hard for bringing bad glory days.
Now in January they are trying to sell their few players for solving their finances issues because things are still looking not good, and they have fixed this all otherwise this can bring more troubles and their hard work could be ruin due to this all.

They have the toughest defense deal now because they have not performed against too many better opponents. The one opponent that is currently better than Barcelona I would say is Real Madrid and they did not do well at all in that match. And we have to remember that Barcelona will need to beat Real Madrid if they want to win the La Liga title. So, that’s why I think Barcelona needs a better defender.
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In the game with Osasuna, Lewandowski received two yellow cards -> they turned into a red card and he was sent off. When he left the field, he showed a disrespectful gesture towards the referee. The disciplinary committee for this violation gave him three games of disqualification. I would say that Lewandowski acted unprofessionally in this case.
Have official confirming about Robert Lewandowski will absent for three games later after receiving red card when last games against Osasuna before World Cup 2022, reported from sport.es, Lewandowski have absent in three matches later for Barcelona against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe.

I don't think have good condition for Barcelona without Robert Lewandowski for three matches later, however he has been top scorer for Barcelona and success scored 13 goals from 14 matches. Left possibility with Memphis Depay get back regular position in three matches later, but depending with Xavi Hernandez will giving him regular position or having another scheme after losing Lewandowski.
Xavi has the perfect squad after the World Cup break. Unfortunately Xavi had to lose Lewandowski who was suspended for 3 matches due to a red card.
The loss of Lewandowski is a little worrying for Barcelona's attack power, Xavi must find a solution to place a suitable player to replace Lewandowski. Xavi can rely on Depay when hosting Espanyol at Camp Nou.
Depay who won the trust with the Dutch national team in the world cup, can be played by Xavi to show his actions. This opportunity must be taken advantage of so that in the next match we can again get a place to play.
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Teamwork does not depend on one person.  But everyone has different abilities.  And currently, Lewandowski has the most goalscoring ability among all Barca strikers.
And all the other Laliga forward?
Lewandowski has made 14 appearances for Barcelona in Laliga, he has scored 13 goals and that is the highest number of goals scored by a player in Laliga this season. Lewandowski leads the current top scorer standings, and if he has to be absent for 3 matches then of course Barcelona will feel a bad impact. I'm worried about that, and I really hope Xavi has a good solution from the rest of the players.
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I just checked that it was last month's game against Osasuna and it's true that Lewandowski got a red card. I can't understand why Lewandowski did this even though he is an important player for Barcelona and while also being the top scorer for La Liga, but it seems Barcelona doesn't want to bother because of this incident and his replacement on the front lines must have been arranged by Xavi.
But Barcelona has tried to appeal the decision of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, but unsuccessful. Although Lewandowski has statement that the behavior that got him in trouble was actually directed to coach of the Barcelona Xavi, but that's a problem he made that attitude after receiving the card. I'm sure Xavi can definitely use another players for the upcoming matches, Ferran Torres is also still there to help Raphinha and they have a more substitute player.
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Depay is still a Barcelona player although his contract is expiring next summer. As far as I know they have been thinking of letting him go in January. However if Depay doesn't find a club for himself then he would stay at least until the end of the season. Especially in times Lewandowski is absent, Depay would do a nice job in his position. Depay proved this before so I don't think he is a bad player now. His last season performance was average. He scored 13 goals in total.

As Lewandowski is out for some weeks due to being suspended Depay will be needed there. Hopefully he will continue to be productive to fill Lewandowski's place as good as possible.
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first of all barcelona has had financial constraints that have hit them in the past 3 seasons so many barcelona players are in arrears of their payments. well in such a situation it is very difficult for barcelona management to get rid of aging players because if they do this then they have to pay money in advance for the arrears that occur. pique for example where in one of the sports news that I read he has given everything for barcelona in his career but this season he seems to have been sidelined from the barcelona squad and finally he decided to retire.
They had bad ways to use money for player transfers and salary and so far I did not see they have good changes to resolve those problems.

They are still buying players and spent money on transfer market, salary pool for players is still high which are harmful for their finance in long run. Especially their finance is already bad and at a verge of collapse in past seasons. This season looks bad for them too because they failed in Champions League very early and will have to play knock-out matches with Manchester United in Europa League.

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barcelona must improve their finances to support the team's journey in a better direction and there are no arrears in player salaries that have not been paid.
They are not resolving their crisis but are taking more risk by having more big loans. With this risk betting approach, Barcelona positively hope that they will get good results in La Liga and Champions League to improve their finance and gradually clear up their crisis.

Honestly, I can not say I am positively thinking about it but of course best wishes to Barcelona.
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In the game with Osasuna, Lewandowski received two yellow cards -> they turned into a red card and he was sent off. When he left the field, he showed a disrespectful gesture towards the referee. The disciplinary committee for this violation gave him three games of disqualification. I would say that Lewandowski acted unprofessionally in this case.
Have official confirming about Robert Lewandowski will absent for three games later after receiving red card when last games against Osasuna before World Cup 2022, reported from sport.es, Lewandowski have absent in three matches later for Barcelona against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe.

I don't think have good condition for Barcelona without Robert Lewandowski for three matches later, however he has been top scorer for Barcelona and success scored 13 goals from 14 matches. Left possibility with Memphis Depay get back regular position in three matches later, but depending with Xavi Hernandez will giving him regular position or having another scheme after losing Lewandowski.
Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.
Lewandowski has scored more goals for Barcelona,  I don't think us absent will be good for Barcelona.  He is this best striker Barcelona depends on. Even when Lewandowski was present Barcelona was not very  confidence about their performance.  It is bad when a player a club rely on is unavailable.
Teamwork does not depend on one person.  But everyone has different abilities.  And currently, Lewandowski has the most goalscoring ability among all Barca strikers.
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In the game with Osasuna, Lewandowski received two yellow cards -> they turned into a red card and he was sent off. When he left the field, he showed a disrespectful gesture towards the referee. The disciplinary committee for this violation gave him three games of disqualification. I would say that Lewandowski acted unprofessionally in this case.
Have official confirming about Robert Lewandowski will absent for three games later after receiving red card when last games against Osasuna before World Cup 2022, reported from sport.es, Lewandowski have absent in three matches later for Barcelona against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe.

I don't think have good condition for Barcelona without Robert Lewandowski for three matches later, however he has been top scorer for Barcelona and success scored 13 goals from 14 matches. Left possibility with Memphis Depay get back regular position in three matches later, but depending with Xavi Hernandez will giving him regular position or having another scheme after losing Lewandowski.
Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.
Lewandowski has scored more goals for Barcelona,  I don't think us absent will be good for Barcelona.  He is this best striker Barcelona depends on. Even when Lewandowski was present Barcelona was not very  confidence about their performance.  It is bad when a player a club rely on is unavailable.
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I think it's clear that they are not really great at getting rid of players that easily. I mean we have seen them keep players, even players that gets high salaries as well for a long time and unfortunately they just can't get rid of them.

I personally believed that Pique should have been gone during the summer and not during middle of the season, Busquets the same way, and plenty others. If they can get rid of these players and not pay them as well, so it is not just firing but mutual agreement, then we could had some decency for sure. In any case, I believe that it will get better next summer, a lot of players gone, and all that opened up salary could be used.
first of all barcelona has had financial constraints that have hit them in the past 3 seasons so many barcelona players are in arrears of their payments. well in such a situation it is very difficult for barcelona management to get rid of aging players because if they do this then they have to pay money in advance for the arrears that occur. pique for example where in one of the sports news that I read he has given everything for barcelona in his career but this season he seems to have been sidelined from the barcelona squad and finally he decided to retire.

barcelona must improve their finances to support the team's journey in a better direction and there are no arrears in player salaries that have not been paid.
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Assuming the weak strength of the opposing team is a big mistake made by a team. Barcelona and Real Madrid will not reduce the tension of their attacks in this match, especially Barcelona who want to maintain their position in first place. On paper, Barcelona can easily score three points from Espanyol, moreover most of Barcelona's main players are filled with players who have strengthened their country in the world cup. Even though Espanyol can make it difficult for Barcelona, the chances for Barcelona to win this match are very large.

After taking a break for more than a month due to the 2022 world cup, this season's La Liga is back on track. El Barca will face Espanyol at Camp Nou, but what is unique in this fight. the absence of Lewandowski, who received a red card, during the match vs Osasuna. We don't have any information regarding Barcelona's appeal regarding Lewandowski's red card. so, most likely Lewandowski will be doubtful to play in the match later. and if Lewandowski must be absent, who will replace Lewandowski. I'm sure Barcelona will find it difficult even though Espanyol is not a difficult team for Barcelona to conquer. Barcelona also have matches against Atletico Madrid and Real Betis, if Lewandowski's sanctions do not get a reduced appeal. certainly, it will be a loss for Xavi's troop squad to maintain the top of the La Liga standings.

So, do you think Barcelona doesn't have any other players apart from Lewandowski, so you assume it's difficult for Barcelona to score goals if Lewandowski can't be used? To be honest, I am surprised by your way of thinking like that, because it seems that you only think that Barcelona can only score goals because of Lewandowski, while Barcelona still have other players.
In fact, the Barcelona squad is currently filled with luxury players, of course, even though Lewandowski cannot be played, Xavi will be able to make a good rotation.

Unless this match is a final match to fight for a cup, then of course a player like Lewandowski is really needed in the match. But this is just a match against Espanyol, a team that is currently in the bottom area of the La Liga standings, which of course Barcelona will still be able to score goals and win the match.
What's more, this match will be played at Camp Nou which is a big support for Barcelona to play well, so whether or not Lewandowski is in this match, of course Barcelona will still win.
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In the game with Osasuna, Lewandowski received two yellow cards -> they turned into a red card and he was sent off. When he left the field, he showed a disrespectful gesture towards the referee. The disciplinary committee for this violation gave him three games of disqualification. I would say that Lewandowski acted unprofessionally in this case.
Have official confirming about Robert Lewandowski will absent for three games later after receiving red card when last games against Osasuna before World Cup 2022, reported from sport.es, Lewandowski have absent in three matches later for Barcelona against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe.

I don't think have good condition for Barcelona without Robert Lewandowski for three matches later, however he has been top scorer for Barcelona and success scored 13 goals from 14 matches. Left possibility with Memphis Depay get back regular position in three matches later, but depending with Xavi Hernandez will giving him regular position or having another scheme after losing Lewandowski.
Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.



I think it's clear that they are not really great at getting rid of players that easily. I mean we have seen them keep players, even players that gets high salaries as well for a long time and unfortunately they just can't get rid of them.

I personally believed that Pique should have been gone during the summer and not during middle of the season, Busquets the same way, and plenty others. If they can get rid of these players and not pay them as well, so it is not just firing but mutual agreement, then we could had some decency for sure. In any case, I believe that it will get better next summer, a lot of players gone, and all that opened up salary could be used.

In as much as I wanted Pique gone during the summer, it was a good thing for Barcelona he stayed. Every single Central defender in Barcelona got injured almost the same time. Kounde, Aruajo, Christensen. Only Pique and Garcia were the available CBs left. I think at a point Garcia even got injured.
With Pique gone, it means only Alba and Busquest are the old guard left in the team and Alba is pretty much still very useful. Busquest is also great but if they can get a very good world class DM to replace him then they won't miss him that much when he leaves.
Everyone has to go at some point.  Maybe he will be released if he gets a good replacement.  However, there are very few chances of getting a player with his quality.
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In the game with Osasuna, Lewandowski received two yellow cards -> they turned into a red card and he was sent off. When he left the field, he showed a disrespectful gesture towards the referee. The disciplinary committee for this violation gave him three games of disqualification. I would say that Lewandowski acted unprofessionally in this case.
Have official confirming about Robert Lewandowski will absent for three games later after receiving red card when last games against Osasuna before World Cup 2022, reported from sport.es, Lewandowski have absent in three matches later for Barcelona against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe.

I don't think have good condition for Barcelona without Robert Lewandowski for three matches later, however he has been top scorer for Barcelona and success scored 13 goals from 14 matches. Left possibility with Memphis Depay get back regular position in three matches later, but depending with Xavi Hernandez will giving him regular position or having another scheme after losing Lewandowski.
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I think it's clear that they are not really great at getting rid of players that easily. I mean we have seen them keep players, even players that gets high salaries as well for a long time and unfortunately they just can't get rid of them.

I personally believed that Pique should have been gone during the summer and not during middle of the season, Busquets the same way, and plenty others. If they can get rid of these players and not pay them as well, so it is not just firing but mutual agreement, then we could had some decency for sure. In any case, I believe that it will get better next summer, a lot of players gone, and all that opened up salary could be used.

In as much as I wanted Pique gone during the summer, it was a good thing for Barcelona he stayed. Every single Central defender in Barcelona got injured almost the same time. Kounde, Aruajo, Christensen. Only Pique and Garcia were the available CBs left. I think at a point Garcia even got injured.
With Pique gone, it means only Alba and Busquest are the old guard left in the team and Alba is pretty much still very useful. Busquest is also great but if they can get a very good world class DM to replace him then they won't miss him that much when he leaves.
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Assuming the weak strength of the opposing team is a big mistake made by a team. Barcelona and Real Madrid will not reduce the tension of their attacks in this match, especially Barcelona who want to maintain their position in first place. On paper, Barcelona can easily score three points from Espanyol, moreover most of Barcelona's main players are filled with players who have strengthened their country in the world cup. Even though Espanyol can make it difficult for Barcelona, the chances for Barcelona to win this match are very large.

After taking a break for more than a month due to the 2022 world cup, this season's La Liga is back on track. El Barca will face Espanyol at Camp Nou, but what is unique in this fight. the absence of Lewandowski, who received a red card, during the match vs Osasuna. We don't have any information regarding Barcelona's appeal regarding Lewandowski's red card. so, most likely Lewandowski will be doubtful to play in the match later. and if Lewandowski must be absent, who will replace Lewandowski. I'm sure Barcelona will find it difficult even though Espanyol is not a difficult team for Barcelona to conquer. Barcelona also have matches against Atletico Madrid and Real Betis, if Lewandowski's sanctions do not get a reduced appeal. certainly, it will be a loss for Xavi's troop squad to maintain the top of the La Liga standings.
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Indeed, it was blamable Lewandowski's behaviour, and the consequences of his acts will have impact for sure in the next matches played by FC Barcelona. Taking into account their situation (they can't hire new players), they should be more careful with what they do and the implicit dangers.

If you look at the card statistics Lewandoski received, he actually got a red card quite rarely. If I'm not mistaken, he only received 3 red cards during his time as a professional footballer. Even at Bayern Munich it seems that he has never received a Red Card.
If you realize at that time it turned out that not only Lewandowski was expelled, it turned out that Pique was also due to strong protests. Jesus Gil Manzano is notoriously assertive, I read if he has even indeed issued a lot of red cards in the matches he leads.

Yes, it could be that the referee has some kind of predisposition to show the terrible coloured cards. Piqué's behavior was disgusting and totally unnecessary taking into account that it was going to be his last play with the team.

Let's ser how Barcelona plays without Lewandowski. Who knows, maybe they do well in the next games without him.
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It looks like Barcelona's appeal of a three-game suspension for Lewandowski has been finally dismissed. He will have to miss all three games, including the away game against Atlético. If Atlético doesn't fail again or something extraordinary happens, I think that Barcelona will score a maximum of one point in this game. If Real don't lose points, then we will again see equality in the first two places in the standings.
Previously, what problem did Lewandowski have that caused him to be suspended for 3 matches? I haven't heard any news about him today. The away match against Atletico Madrid will certainly be a crucial match considering that Barcelona must win this match if Real Madrid does not want to shift its position at the top of the standings.
That's because he insulted the referee, he showed a bad gesture in the match against Osasuna Lewandowski got a red card, made him suspended not play against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis. Lewandowski absence maybe it won't have a big impact because Barcelona still have Ansu Fati Raphinha Dembele, although lewandowski has been a goal machine so far for Barcelona.
I just checked that it was last month's game against Osasuna and it's true that Lewandowski got a red card. I can't understand why Lewandowski did this even though he is an important player for Barcelona and while also being the top scorer for La Liga, but it seems Barcelona doesn't want to bother because of this incident and his replacement on the front lines must have been arranged by Xavi.
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