Barça starts with express registration and quarrels with Rayo

FC Barcelona receives Rayo Vallecano this Saturday at the renamed Spotify Camp Nou (9:00 p.m.) to open LaLiga Santander 22/23 in which they have so much hope, with the registration the day before of all their signings except Kounde and between the quarrels with the rayista, because they won both games last season.

The first day is always special and, in this case, Barça makes its debut at home, with its fans eager to see this new stage that opens at Can Barça. In addition, Rayo attacked the Blaugrana fiefdom (0-1) a few months ago and there is a desire, beyond seeing Xavi's new Barça, to be able to achieve that revenge.

The Catalan team also arrived in time to sign up almost all of their signings for the competition. The club activated the fourth economic lever on Friday, with 100 million euros more received for another 24.5 percent of Barça Studios, money that served to register Kessié, Christensen, Raphinha, Lewandowski, plus the renewed Sergi Roberto and Dembélé, despite the uncertainty in the final stretch towards the league debut.

This new era is marked by the illusion of the arrival of Robert Lewandowski, the '9' who should score goals and be the spearhead of a very well-reinforced team, really, and where the Pedri, Gavi and Ansu should also explode Fati.

The financial 'fair play' of LaLiga made Barça fight against the current to be able to register all its new faces. Xavi's starting eleven points to being revolutionary compared to last year, to begin to show how far the project could go, in the first full year of Terrassa's on the bench.

Barça activates levers, four so far, although it may have to sell assets, beyond being close to achieving Gerard Piqué's salary reduction, with the aim of continuing to strengthen itself, in addition to having Kounde's registration pending. In football, in a preseason where everyone could play, everything looks good. Better than last year, for sure.

Winning the Clasico against Real Madrid in the United States, drawing 'Juve' by playing better or the exhibition at the Gamper against Pumas is summed up in good feelings. More offensive power, more fluid and collective game, and more security behind, with Rapinha, Dembélé and Lewandowski as standouts and pointing to the first eleven.

Against Rayo, against Andoni Iraola's team that made them '6 out of 6' in points last year, that change begins, whether complete or partial. The 'rayistas', for their part, land at the Spotify Camp Nou ready to repeat the feat with the teams yet to be made.

But those from Vallecas arrive with doubts. In goal, for example, the reinforcement of ex-espanyolista Diego López has discomfort in the ribs and everything indicates that the Macedonian Dimitrievski will defend the goal. Saveljich and Comesaña are also safe to drop, as Iraola said in the preview that he was waiting for a rival with all his available signings and that he sees the veteran 'killer' Radamel Falcao, who has already scored against Barça, in good shape.

DATASHEET.

--POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS.

FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araújo, Eric García, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Of Jong, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski and Rapinha.

VALLEYAN LIGHTNING: Dimitrievski; Ivan Balliu, Lejeune, Catena, Fran Garcia; Oscar Valentine, St. Comess; Isi Palace, Oscar Trejo, Alvaro Garcia; and Falcao.

--REFEREE: Hernández Hernández (C. Las Palmas).

--STADIUM: Spotify Camp Nou.

--TIME: 9:00 p.m./DAZN LaLiga.