MADRID Basket Nike Air Max 97 Enfant Pas Cher , Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A new era for FC Barcelona kicks off on Sunday when the side now coached by Luis Enrique entertains Elche in their first game of the BBVA Primera Liga season.
Barca will kick off knowing that their rivals Real and Atletico Madrid have already lifted one trophy each this season while they have been putting the finishing touches to their preparations.
And the Catalans will have the frustration of also knowing that although change is underway, they are not ready to fire on all cylinders given that Luis Suarez is suspended until the end of October, Neymar will miss out with an ankle injury and recently signed central defender, Thomas Vermaelen is not fully fit after arriving with a hamstring problem.
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At right back Dani Alves has been forced to defend his role at the club after recent criticism and if Barca want to show him the door, the best way to do so would be to leave him on the bench. Meanwhile Gerard Pique has already admitted he has been well below his best in recent seasons and a 'joke' involving a stink bomb on a recent flight to play in Finland will not have seen his coach laugh very much.
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