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Frick ushered in a big test: 2 battles in 4 days! Champions League away challenge Inter Milan, Camp Nou fights Real Madrid

12:51am, 9 May 2025【Football】

With the 34th round of La Liga, Barcelona, ​​who was the first to play, reversed Valladolid 2-1 away. With one more game, he led Real Madrid 7 points, continued to lead the standings, and threw the pressure directly to Ancelotti. In this game, Frick sent out a half-main lineup, but he lost the ball against the home team that had been relegated. In order to score 3 points, all the main players were then released. Judging from the current situation of the Blue and Red Army, leaving Yamal and Rafinia, the team's strength is not just a reduction of one level. In the end, Rafinia equalized the score and Fermin's goal, he narrowly won the game. Of course, this has a direct relationship with Barcelona's devil schedule for two matches in one week.

First won the championship with Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, and then drew 3-3 with Inter Milan (Champions League semi-finals). The players' physical strength overdraw can be imagined, but this is not the end. In the next 4 days, Barcelona will fight these two strong opponents two more games, and the result of the two games will be Frick's biggest test. At present, Barcelona has won the Spanish Super League Cup and the King's Cup. Obviously, these two trophies cannot satisfy the appetite of the German coach. They once led Bayern to win the second six-championship coach in football history.

Devil schedule, Inter Milan and Real Madrid decide the fate of Barcelona

First, Barcelona will challenge Inter Milan away in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The two sides drew 3-3 in the first leg. Barcelona must win away to ensure their advancement to the Champions League final. The defeat will lose its first championship. Immediately afterward, Barcelona will face Real Madrid at home. The Spanish derby process must be quite "crazy". Ancelotti's team has never beaten Barcelona this season and is determined to take revenge in this game. More importantly, the results of this key battle will have a direct impact on the La Liga championship.

If Barcelona wins, then Frick will basically win La Liga; Real Madrid wins, then everything will be full of variables, the 7-point advantage instantly becomes 4 points, and there is one more game for Real Madrid. In the last round, everything is possible with three rounds left in the league. Barcelona will be away from Athletic Bilbao, which ranks fourth in the standings and will definitely fight Barcelona to die in order to win the Champions League seat. Frick's team's defeat is not a surprise at all.

Can Barcelona withstand the physical pressure?

Barcelona is currently at the end of its strength, and the continuous high-intensity schedule has put the players' physical strength under tremendous pressure. Especially when facing strong opponents like Inter Milan and Real Madrid, any mistake may lead to the early shattering of the season's goals. Therefore, how to balance the dual challenges of the Champions League and La Liga will be the biggest problem Frick faces.