Barcelona will be looking to get back into the La Liga title race by defeating hosts Real Madrid in El Clasico. Hernandez.
Barcelona will meet their rival “Merengue” tonight in the Spanish capital in the 32nd round of the Spanish League.
El Clásico represents an important turning point in the race to win the Spanish league between the two traditional rivals.
Real Madrid are at the top with 78 points, 8 points behind Barcelona in second place.
The Catalans will be looking to close the gap, while Real Madrid will continue to chip away at the lead and edge closer to the title once again.
According to the Spanish network “Relivo”, the Santiago Bernabeu grass is still in poor condition and has not been improved to the required level and will cause problems in the upcoming El Clásico.
Xavi tests the grass at the Bernabeu. pic.twitter.com/soiHkITHCu
– Michael (@MikaelfromMadrid) March 2, 2023
The newspaper said that the club paid more attention to the color (green) to avoid revealing the image that the stadium had appeared in recent matches, but the grass was uneven in many areas of the green rectangle.
The grass has been poor in several matches this season, including the quarter-final against Leipzig and the quarter-final against Manchester City.
After the City match, Pep Guardiola complained that the pitch's grass was not level, explaining that it hindered the team's movements and its own style of play, “The next step for (Real Madrid president) Florentino Perez to worry about is not only building a good pitch, but how to maintain the grass.
The Bernabeu grass has become a problem in El Clasico, which Javi Hernandez and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will have to deal with after complaining about it on several occasions.
Real Madrid's stadium has a 30-meter-deep pit under the floor, where the grass is kept at an ideal temperature and replaced with a retractable lift system.
The grass for the pitch is grown in a greenhouse under the new Santiago Bernabeu. 🌱 pic.twitter.com/999erpYyL4
— All Sportz 🏀⚽ (@Allsportztv) April 18, 2024
The club took all kinds of measures to solve the problem, including the establishment of a 900 square meter agricultural laboratory in Valdebepass, where the conditions of the “pit” where the grass is kept are recreated, but also studies. Investigations did not help anticipate this backlash.
It costs 200,000 euros each time to replace the grass of the Bernabeu stadium.
