The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 midfielder is unhappy about the timing of the Spanish domestic knockout competition’s final which comes after 13 days of their last league outing.
Despite adding three more titles to their trophy cabinet, Barcelona finished the 2011/12 season without a major trophy to boast off. The Catalan club take on the challenge of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa’s Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey to make amends
for their shortcomings in the concluding campaign.
The final is to be played in Madrid at the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon on May 25, thirteen days after La Blaugrana played their last league match under the tautology of Pep Guardiola.
With the Euro 2012 starting on June 8 and continuing until the first date of July, the timing of the cup final has irked Barcelona players.
Reflecting on the situation, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 bemoaned the schedule and claimed that it will cause a lot of problems for the players. He pointed towards the national duties of the players to make his points and believes the vacations of the footballers will
be affected.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup winner stated that he understands the stance of the Spanish Football Federation (RFF) as they anticipated an all-Spanish UEFA Champions League final, but believes their decision have put them in a fickle with the events not turning
as they expected.
"We would have liked to play the match at an earlier date so that some of us could go on holiday, others could join their teams for Euro 2012 and others to prepare for their teams' World Cup qualifiers," he said at a press conference.
"Two weeks are a lot and we have to think positively to prepare for this match the best possible way.
"The federation did it thinking about a potential Champions League final between Spanish clubs."
With Pep Guardiola leaving the Camp Nou outfit at the end of the season, the Copa del Rey final holds a lot of significance. Barcelona started their glorious years of success with Guardiola by lifting the trophy at the expense of Los Leones in a repeat of
this year’s final four years ago.
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