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Pau Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal in a Barça training session

XAVI WILL GIVE MINUTES TO SEVERAL CANTERANS

Héctor Fort and Pau Cubarsí could complete Barça's defense against Barbastro

Published:6/01/2024 - 19:33h

Updated:6/01/2024 - 19:33h

Xavi Hernández will make massive rotations in the FC Barcelona eleven this Sunday for the debut in the Copa del Rey against Barbastro. Two of the reserve team players who could be in the game are Héctor Fort and Pau Cubarsí

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The FC Barcelona debuts this Sunday in Glass of the King in front of the humble UD Barbastro of the fourth Spanish division. With Ter Stegen, Pedri, Gavi, Iñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso and Joao Cancel descartados by injury, Xavi Hernández will take advantage of to make massive rotations in his eleven. Two of the players that can benefit of the multiple adjust in the alignment culé are Héctor Fort and Pau Cubarsí, two of the juvenile that have accompanied to the first team in the first part of the season.

In the case of Cubarsí, the debut copero can represent his debut with the first team. The defender of 16 years has been summoned for two parties of Champions and seven of League, without adding minutes up to now. With the filial has played in nine opportunities (649 minutes), whereas in the Youth League also had action in a pair of meetings. In case to be of the game in Barbastro, probably will do pair with Andreas Christensen in the centre of the saga.

Héctor Fort, a reasonable alternative to Joao Cancel

To cover the drop of Cancel, Xavi can bet again by Héctor Fort. The defender of 17 years already was to title with the first team in the defeat in Champions against the Amberes (3-2), a party in which the canterano fulfilled during the 60 minutes that was in field. With the filial, the Catalan player adds a so much and an assistance in 11 parties (917 minutes), being one of the best defenders of the group directed by Rafa Márquez.

In case to keep to Fort in the bench, is likely that Xavi decant for planting to Jules Koundé or Ronald Araújo in the right-handed band not to run risks. The others options for the right side go through to return to Sergi Roberto to a place in which it has played very little from the arrival of the technician egarense or plant to Alejandro Balde to profile changed.