Xavi plans to 'sit' Cubarsí and bet on Iñigo Martínez against Napoli

The FC Barcelona will confront the next 21 February one of the most important meetings of which subtracts them of campaign, with the Supercopa of Spain and the Glass of the King lost and with the options complicated in LaLiga, since they are to eight points of the leadership, everything seems resumirse to the dispute of the UEFA Champions League. A priori, the 'Orejona' seems the title the more 'peleable' for the square culé and in which will have like first proof of fire the duel of this Wednesday in the Stadium Diego Armando Maradona in front of the Napoli, valid by the gone of the eighth of final of this magno contest.

In this sense, begin to arise different speculations around the eleven that Xavi Hernández will put in field to face up to him the 'Partenopeos'. Although, apparently in the last meetings and the approaches employed, could intuir the names that the egarense will use, there is a tactical modification that perhaps could be entering for the crossing in front of the Italians.

Xavi would bet by Iñigo Martínez in place of Pau Cubarsí

Under this premise, one of the tactical variants by which could be betting the one of Terrassa would go through to replace to Pau Cubarsí, the one who carries already five titularities and more than 572 minutes of action as 'escudero' in the saga culé, to give him entry to Iñigo Martínez. A replacement that would look for apuntalar the defence with a pair of names experienced like the one of the Basque and the one of Ronald Araújo, this last apparently recovered to 100% of his physical problems.

This determination, further to be a research for endowing of experience to the defensive line to face up to him a rival that, although it does not come enjoying of a sportive actuality stood out, does not leave to be a dangerous group, also could be explained by the fact that Xavi Hernández would look for not exposing to Pau Cubarsí to a commitment of such requirement and pressure. It is necessary to remember that the native of Estanyol hardly has 17 years, still has not debuted in the Champions League and although it has measured to rivals that have proposed interesting parties in the domestic competitions, still has not confronted to a rival of big 'weight' in a European context. Nevertheless, it would not be for nothing descartable his presence, remembering that to the of Terrassa has not shivered him the pulse to do bets by youngsters in situations complicated.

Further of this small tirade in the pair of head offices, the rest of the defensive line does not seem that it went to have big variations. JoãOr Cancel would deploy like left side to profile changed and the right side would go back to be custodiado by Jules Koundé, given the few alternatives of which enjoys the technician egarense to exert by the sides.