FC Barcelona faces Athletic with injuries to six players and few options on the bench
Araujo is the only first sword who could rest and Fermín would play the role of revulsive
FC Barcelona faces Athletic with the infirmary full of footballers. Specifically, Xavi will not be able to count on six players for the duel against Athletic due to injury. Sergi Roberto was the last to join the list in which they already appeared Koundé, Pedri, Frenkie De Jong, Raphinha and Lewandowski.
Barça has a short squad this season, so the Terrassa coach will only have three players with a first team record on the bench. Iñaki Peña, as substitute goalkeeper, Araujo and Marcos Alonso They emerge as the field footballers who will be waiting. Fermín, with a Barça Atlètic record, along with Astralaga, as third goalkeeper, Guiu, Unai and Héctor Fort They will be the reserve team players who must enter the list that the Barcelona coach will provide today.
accustomed to surviving
xavi Hernández has had to learn to combat injuriess since he arrived at Barça. The coach has gained some depth on the bench, but he remains short on strength and does not want to touch Barça Atlètic too much, which plays in Sestao in an important match to climb positions in Group I of the First Federation.
Iñigo Martínez, at the presentation of the Gamper
| Valenti Enrich
The coach will not be able to rotate and can only afford to rest Araujo, after returning from Uruguay, since it has two guarantee centers such as Christensen and Iñigo Martínez. You would also have the option of Marcos Alonso stops the defense or to rotate Balde or to act on the axis.
Two casualties in Athletic and a doubt
In the case of Fermín López, everything indicates that he will act as a catalyst. Xavi must keep some bullets in the chamber in case he needs to shake up the engine room and the Huelva native is ideal for this role. It seems much more difficult for him to play any of the other young players in such a demanding duel.
For its part, Athletic has only two absences due to injury, although they are important. Those of the central Yeray and the center half Vesga. The main doubt in the lineup is whether Valverde will opt for Nico Williams, who is coming off an injury, or places Belenguer.