FC Barcelona official’s website have today confirmed that the club has released Barca Atletic’s Israeli winger Gai Assulin (19) on a free transfer. The club also revealed that the contracts of Barca Atletic forward Elvis Onyema (23) and central defender Ivan Benitez (22) have been terminated.
Barça Atlètic prepared themselves for the play-offs for promotion in the best way possible this past Sunday, finishing off their final game of the season with a 1-2 win at Orihuela, thanks to goals from Elvis Onyema (23) and Edu Oriol (22). What follows is a translation of Barcelona’s official report of the match, as well as the final league standings and a brief overview of the league’s play-off format.
With numerous players rested for a host of niggling injuries, FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has invited an extra four Barca Atletic players to train with the first team at the Ciutat Esportivo this morning.
After a run of three games without a victory, Barca Atlètic won an intense game at Gramanet with Elvis and Benja on target for the team, who only began to suffer when Oscar scored an 88th minute goal for the hosts.
Only seven players from the senior squad took part in a training game on Wednesday along with players from the reserves and the youth team.
Although Wednesday was a day off for the first team, seven players who feature rather less frequently in the starting line-ups took the chance to get in some extra practice together with youngsters from the reserves and the youth team.
First team players
Barcelona Atletic defender Marc Muniesa has overcome the discomfort he has had in his ankle and has been training at full intensity all week. Muniesa is likely to start the game against Badalona this Saturday at 17 hrs CET. Muniesa returned from the Under-17 World Cup that was held in Nigeria with a slight discomfort in his ankle, but was still played in the game against Villarreal Villajoyosa despite feeling a slight pain in his ankle which had thus aggravated and ruled him out of action ever since.
The only other players unavailable for the weekends game against Badalona are central denfender Marc Bartra (18), who was sent off in added time against Orihuela, as he recieved a second yellow card along with long term casuality James Sobregrau (23). Bartra could strengthen the Juvenil A side, who will play this Sunday at 12 hrs CET, in the field of Casablanca Stadium in Zaragoza. In addition to the return of Muniesa, the coaching staff also have Armando Lozano (25) and Ivan Benitez (21), as potential substitutes at the centre of the defense.
Barça Atlètic have attained their eighth consecutive victory after beating Terrassa 4-0 with goals from Soriano, Armando and Thiago, as well as a ninth-minute own-goal from Canet.
Barça dominated from the outset, but Terrassa looked strong and prevented Barça from getting near the goalmouth.
Early goal
The first goal came in the ninth minute, when Terrassa player Canet put the ball into his own net after a cross from Jonathan Dos Santos.
A first-half fright
Barça Atlètic, managed by Luis Enrique, have scored a well-deserved 0-2 win over cross-city rivals Espanyol B.
The first half hour belonged pretty much to the home side and Espanyol B had as many as four clear chances to take the lead. And with the Barça players forced back into their own half a well-organised Espanyol defence had little work to do.
First chance, first goal
Barca Atlètic chalked up their fifth game on the run without a defeat by beating local rivals Gramanet, despite playing without a number of regulars.
Barca started strongly and Jonathan Soriano had a great chance early on with just the keeper to beat, but couldn’t put it away, but on 27 minutes they were ahead after captain Rueda rounded off a great move, latching onto a cross from Edu Oriol.
Rueda was again on target 10 minutes later with a shot from outside the box to make it 2-0 and Soriano and Dos Santos could have finished the game off with chances before the break .
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