A nuisance before Wembley

On Wednesday, Barcelona plays the Cup in Hospitalet Spain and Saturday play a friendly at Wembley. With the proximity of dates on the horizon, Vicente del Bosque decided to concentrate on international on Thursday morning and give a couple of days together. A measure that maintains the 'status quo' between the two, which this time had 13 players (eight of Barca and Real Madrid five) to the list of 23. An example of the left hand of the coach.

The way of knockout copera date was changed to make a hole in Barca's busy schedule, that the disputed December 15 in Japan's semi-final World Cup. Thus, the club is the only team ahead of his party, a short shift Feixa Llarga, artificial grass field. Pep Guardiola will have for tonight with 13 first team members, including eight 'liberated' by Spain (Valdés, Piqué, Puyol, Cesc, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Villa), but feel free to align within the eleven.

The European champions also won permission from Mali and France to hold a few more hours to Keita and Abidal. However, he could do the same with the Brazilian Alves and Adriano, Messi and Mascherano the Argentinian and Chilean Alexis Sanchez. Nor with Thiago and Cuenca, called by Luis Milla for sub-21. The seven, unlike the first two, participate in official matches.

In Madrid, on the other hand, Jose Mourinho on Wednesday directed the first session (10.30 hours) after 7-1 against Osasuna. In principle, with Casillas, Ramos, Albiol, Arbeloa and Alonso, but not with nine other international. On that list, the most curious cases the star Benzema, Ozil and Khedira, who have traveled with their teams despite two separate play friendlies against the United States on Friday and Ukraine respectively. Laurent Blanc began to focus on and Joachim Löw Clairefontaine imitate him on Wednesday as vital given the 15 day mourning against the Netherlands.

Eight friendly, four trips to America

These lead-up games for more than a run-time between the Federations and clubs. In fact, both the Bernabeu and Camp Nou since they look askance at the long journeys from their stars. Without going any further, after the match against England on Saturday (18.15 am), The Red crosses the Atlantic to play Tuesday against Costa Rica (time unknown). The expectation is tremendous in London, where there is an entry from last Friday.

Right now, it is estimated that each party is two million euros for the body chaired by Angel Maria Villar. From the legendary July 11 in Johannesburg, the world champion has played eight friendlies with overseas travel to Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and the United States and only one match on Spanish soil (Colombia). Not to mention the transfer of publicity events during the retreats.

If it's any example, Spain can only train once at Soccer City on Thursday before traveling to London night. Players are listed at 10.30 hours, but soon you should go to the presentation of the new shirt for Euro 2012 and later to honor those who passed the hundred caps (Zubizarreta, Casillas, Xavi and Raul).