With the first Clasico of the season approaching this coming weekend, FC Barcelona will be looking to regain some momentum tomorrow evening when they travel to Alicante to take on third tier Hercules CF at the Estadio Jose Rico Perez. After dropping points for the fifth time in 13 La Liga matches with a weekend draw at the Anoeta, the Blaugrana enter this match under a huge amount of pressure. The world’s media have been unanimous in declaring the club in crisis and anything less than a convincing win is sure to be scrutinised heavily.
In that sense, this trip couldn’t have come at a worse time.