Barça’s Headed to Paris for Big Match

FC Barcelona is gearing up for a crucial match this Wednesday in Paris (9 p.m.) against PSG, marking the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. The team last played on Saturday, March 30 against UD Las Palmas and will be back in action at El Parque de Los Príncipes. The stadium will host the team’s final training session on Tuesday at 7 p.m., with the first 15 minutes open to the media. This session is highly anticipated as part of the build-up to the big game.

The travel plan for FC Barcelona, led by president Joan Laporta, includes the players gathering at 9:30 a.m. at the Barcelona airport, with the official squad announcement set for early morning.

A charter flight, AE937, is scheduled to depart for Paris at 10:30 a.m., arriving at 12:30 p.m.

The team will be staying at the Hotel du Collectionneur. 51-57, on Rue de Courcelles. This luxury hotel, boasting an art deco style and views of the Eiffel Tower, is just an 11-minute walk from the Champs-Elysées, 15 minutes from the Arc de Triomphe, and 30 km from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Coach Xavi Hernández and a player, to be revealed in the morning, will hold a press conference at 6:15 p.m. in the Press Room of the Parque de los Príncipes.

After the match on Wednesday, charter flight AE938 is set to depart at 01:30 a.m. to Barcelona, landing at 03:20 a.m. The team will have a closed-door training session on Thursday, April 11, at 1:00 p.m. at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, in preparation for the League match on Saturday in Cádiz.

This content has been translated and adapted from the Spanish version of the digital newspaper