The Pole faces his third game as a Blaugrana with the desire to make his debut in his specialty
The NY Red Bulls should offer little opposition and they have Caden Clark, trained at the Barça Academy
FC Barcelona will bid farewell to North American lands with a duel once morest New York Red Bulls which should pay off easily. The demand of the matches once morest Real Madrid and Juventus is left behind to return to a rival of a level more similar to Inter de Miamii, although it is better placed in the MLS.
The meeting is therefore presented as a good opportunity for Robert Lewandowski to make his debut as a scorer in his third game as a Blaugrana. Against Madrid he played half a part, once morest Juventus he increased the load of minutes to 60 and this time he hopes to have enough margin to see the goal.
Xavi Hernández will continue giving him confidence so that it enters the Barcelona gear soon. The doubt will lie among his companions. Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Dembele and Aubameyang the other two positions are disputed. The striker who seems difficult for him to play is Ferran Torres due to his discomfort in one foot.
In the shadow of New York City FC
The NY Red Bulls, Metrostars, since the foundation of the MLS in 1996, have lived in recent years in the shadow of New York City FC. created in 2015. A rivalry known as the hudson river derby, of which City is the clear winner, as was seen with the conquest of the last championship. The group that belongs to the Manchester City business group surpasses the one protected by Red Bull and is affiliated with the German Leipzig.
Caden Clark, their most outstanding player, is on loan from Leipzig with the curiosity that was formed at the Barça Academy in Arizona. The Red Bulls are third in the Eastern Conference, but come from suffer a 5-1 thrashing once morest Orlando City in the MLS Cup.
