January, a month with no margin of error for Barcelona

The team plays two tournaments (the Cup and the Super Cup) within ten days and visits Wanda in the League

The Europa League returns in February: on the 16th at the Camp Nou against United and on the 23rd, the return at Old Trafford

The beginning of 2023 will not give a truce to Barcelona, which faces a competitive calendar as tough as it is demanding. In just over ten days, the team plays with two titles, the Cup and the Super Cup, and plays one of the most complex league matches, visiting Atlético de Madrid.

The first match of the year in Barcelona will be the King’s Cup confrontation against Inter City Sant Joan de Alicante, in the 1/16 final. It will be a single match, so Barcelona cannot afford even a mistake in a tournament that has brought joy to the Barcelona diocese in recent years. In fact, the last title Barcelona won was the trophy, with Koeman as coach and Messi as star, on April 17, 2021.

After playing in Alicante, Barcelona will get on board to play two very difficult matches: the first, in the league, against Atletico Madrid in Wanda. Although the mattress team season is not regularWanda’s visit is usually one of the most complicated for the Barcelona team, which lost last year to Atletico Madrid (2-0).

after madrid, Next stop for Barcelona will be the Arabian Peninsula: The Spanish Super Cup is being held there, which could be the first trophy of Xavi’s reign. The Barcelona coach actually led the team in last year’s Super Cup, where Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the semi-finals, after extra time.

in this occasion, Barcelona will face Betis in the semi-finalswhich will be held on Thursday January 12th. Real Madrid and Valencia play the other semi-final match. If Barcelona win the semi-finals, they will play the Super Cup final on Sunday, January 15th. All matches will be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Two opponents in the league

Back in Spain, Barcelona will have to play two league matches that should serve to consolidate their position in the table: they will host Getafe on the weekend of January 21-22 (dates and times yet to be confirmed) and a week later, they will host Getafe. Play against Girona in Montilivi.

January can mark the Barcelona season, Because it can leave the team seeded for the next round of the cup, with the Super Cup title and with the unified league leadershipOr quite the opposite, with the loss of the Cup and the Super Cup and behind Madrid in the league.

Already in February, Barcelona will face an equally aggressive agenda: three league matches against strong rivals (Betis, Sevilla and Villarreal) before playing in Europe. February 16th is the day the Europa League will return to the Camp Nouvisit Manchester United. Barcelona will play the second leg at Old Trafford on the 23rd of the same month.