Xavi makes it clear if he will make massive rotations for Antwerp-Barça

Xavi Hernández and the FC Barcelona already are in Amberes to play the last party of this phase of groups of the Champions League. With all resolved, the culés face this duel like a form to claim after the bitter defeat against the Girona that complicates his options in League. The technician barcelonista appeared this Tuesday in press conference to speak of the crash against the Belgian.

The one of Terrassa left to fall that there will be massive rotations in the Barça and that will play a lot of acting, something that was to foresee taking into account that there is not at all at stake. "We will decide tomorrow, but already classified is a good moment so that it play people younger or so that they participate players that have had fewer opportunities lately. The normal and the logical is that we do changes", ensured.

Rest for three 'heavy weights' of the Barça

In this sense, also practically confirmed that the novelties of last hour in the announcement, Ronald Araújo, Ilkay Gündogan and Robert Lewandowski, will not play in front of the Amberes. "If they will rest Lewandowski, Gündogan and Araujo? The idea is to do changes, that rest those that have muscular fatigue and they have it. We go to see. Tomorrow we decide", it indicated.

To the thread of the presence of the three stars mentioned in the list after having them descartado this past Monday, Xavi explained that it has been a decision of team to "do pineapple". "It is well that the people was involved, go in at the end Lewandowski, Araujo and Gündogan because at the end we do night in Amberes. It changed the plan and is well also to do pineapple", affirmed.

They expect a minimum of six changes in the XI

The trainer culé did not want to 'wet' on the changes that will do in the XI initial, but do not expect less than six regarding the last alignments. The normal is that Alejandro Balde, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal or Oriol Romeu return after several 'banquillazos' consecutive, and that other names like Sergi Roberto or Fermín López also have the opportunity to play from the beginning.