Barcelona Seeks to Keep Alive the Miracle Dream Countinue

Barcelona look Monday the 'miracle' to overcome the 4-0 first-leg against Athletic Club and win the Super Spain, which would be his fifth title of 2015 and keep alive the dream of repeating the sextet of six seasons ago .

Just 72 hours after the disaster at San Mamés, Barça will try to turn around the tie at the Camp Nou will record a grand entrance, but with an unusual atmosphere, because much of the Catalans partners is still on vacation.

The stadium will be filled by both an unusual profile, that make Barca exploit the few parties that are paid to visit the Catalan coliseum and tourists wanting to see the European champions.

Still, players and coaches agree that the support of the Camp Nou will be essential to create the necessary atmosphere for achieving a feat that happens, especially because the team regain the defensive solidity that exhibited last season.

In the last two games, the club has conceded eight goals Sevilla-four and four of Athletic- something that did not happen even once last season. And get some again tomorrow against both options would definitely ruin the Catalans.

After five to rest their starters in the first leg, Luis Enrique will go for the first unit to search the comeback. I therefore return to the starting, Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic, and Javier Mascherano in San Mamés- -mediocentro return to central defense.

The Spaniard coach will be missing once again, with two key players, defender Jordi Alba and forward Neymar da Silva, and keeps the question of whether to continue to pursue the goal by Marc-Andre ter Stegen, despite the two unfortunate parties that has caught the German this week, or line up Claudio Bravo for the first time this season.

Meanwhile, Athletic Club faces around the Supercup as a historic opportunity to reopen their cases 31 years after winning the last title, inspired by the resounding 4-0 game at San Mames.

The double of League and Cup 1983-1984 season, the Super Cup to Atletico then awarded automatically as winner of both competitions added, was the last great joy for fans who crave greening laurels, even with a minor trophy, after three decades of drought.

With Atletico fans still in full hangover after the unforgettable display of his team against the Catalan giants, Ernesto Valverde and his players prepare the appointment aware of the great opportunity before them, but also from the utmost prudence in view of the huge potential rival.

Just after the shock of 'The Cathedral' both the coach and the players welcomed the magnitude of the feat, although stressing at all times that if there is a team that can turn such a resounding marker that is certainly the that directs Luis Enrique Martinez.

This meeting also mark the beginning of a week of a maximum level of demand for Athletic, who on Thursday will play the first leg in Slovakia's 'play off' of the European League against Zilina and Sunday will see the faces with Barca San Mames in the first game of the season.

Those three big races in just seven days will force Valverde have the most effective group of available players reduced to 20 due to the losses of the injured Mikel Rico, Ander Iturraspe, Iñaki Williams and Iker Muniain, with the Navarre already known until at least the end of the year.

The result of the first leg and the real possibility of achieving the title might encourage too Valverde not touch the eleven as good performance achieved in the first leg and let the rotations for that appointment Zilina, important but not decisive given that the junction will be resolved one week later in San Mames.