Calm down, Barcelona! Joan Garcia will be protected by Periquitos from fan pressure

Gilabola.com – Barcelona will be strengthened by Joan Garcia in the Catalan derby at home to Espanyol – the 24 year old goalkeeper’s former club, next week. Regarding the player’s arrival, Periquitos also plans to take special steps to protect their former star.

Fierce Match!

The Catalan derby match itself is expected to be fierce. Joan Garcia is certain to be one of the stars of the visiting team, as well as a ‘big enemy’ of the home fans who feel that Garcia has betrayed him by moving to Camp Nou.

For Barcelona, ​​they will start 2026 with the Catalan derby at the RCDE Stadium, home of Espanyol, after ending the year on a positive note.

The match promises to be special for Joan Garcia, who will return to the RCDE Stadium for the first time since his controversial move to the club’s closest rivals last summer.

Garcia is expected to receive a heated reception from Espanyol fans, who did not accept his decision to move to Barcelona, ​​going so far as to graffiti a mural of the player in their stadium.

Espanyol Takes Special Steps to Protect Garcia

Anticipating a hot reception for Garcia, Espanyol have taken special steps to protect the young Barcelona goalkeeper. That’s how it was expressed SIGN.

The report suggests that Espanyol will install a special net behind Barca’s goal to prevent supporters from throwing any objects at the Barcelona star.

It seems that Espanyol are determined to avoid any controversy regarding their supporters’ treatment of Garcia, and want this derby at the RCDE Stadium to go off without any problems.

However, Espanyol are having one of their best seasons in a long time, with Periquitos currently in fifth place in the La Liga standings with 33 points.

Espanyol striker, Roberto Fernandez, sounds quite confident about his team’s chances of winning ahead of this match, although he still recognizes Barcelona’s quality.

As for Garcia, the Spain international has received much-needed support from former Espanyol goalkeeping coach Inigo Arteaga.

He is backing Joan Garcia for the ‘rousing reception’ he is expected to receive at the RCDE Stadium next weekend.

What’s left for Garcia now is to wait and see how things develop, as Barcelona’s main goalkeeper prepares for one of the most decisive matches in his short career at the Blaugrana.

Our opinion

It is believed that Joan Garcia will receive a warm welcome when he returns to his old club, Espanyol, next weekend. Barcelona probably couldn’t do much if this situation occurred, but Espanyol actually tried to anticipate it long before this match was held.