BOTH ARRIVE WARNED
Gavi and Piqué, 'at risk' at Camp Nou against Napoli
Published:17/02/2022 - 01:30h
Updated:17/02/2022 - 01:30h
Gavi and Gerard Piqué could miss the second leg of the Europa League play-off against Napoli if they are booked this Thursday at Camp Nou. Except for surprise, both will be in Xavi Hernández's 'eleven'
The FC Barcelona faces the party of the Napoli with two players 'in chapel': Gavi and Hammered. Both saw two yellow in the phase of groups of the Champions League and, for bad fortune culé, the cautions 'inherit' in the European competitions. According to the disciplinary regulation of the UEFA, three yellow are causal of a date of suspension, by which if the midfield player or the central are apercibidos this Thursday will not be able to play the turn of the 'playoff' in Italy the next week.
By his part, the 'partenopeos' face the duel in identical situation. Giovanni Gave Lorenzo and Kalidou Koulibaland arrive 'loomed' to the crash in Catalonia after accumulating two yellow in the phase of groups of the Europe League. Casually, the central Frenchman was situated in the orbit culé in the last hours by the Italian press. The player of 30 finishes agreement in 2023 and, for the moment, does not have intentions to renew with the ones of the south of Italy, by which in Saint Paolo would be had to sell him this summer.
Regarding the cards, the Barça only has risk of suspension, for the moment, with Gavi and Hammered. The others apercibidos are Sergio Busquets, Nico González, Frenkie of Jong and Sergiño Dest, but all they hardly saw a yellow in the Champions. However, a caution in Camp Nou will put them in risk to contest the gone of the eighth of final, if finally the blaugranas attain to surpass the key in front of the Napoli.
The rule of the cautions keeps valid in all the competitions UEFA until the quarter-finals. In the semis erase the cautions to avoid that some player lose the final by accumulation of cards, like sucedía previously. Only an expulsion by red direct account in the case of the semifinals to cause sanctions. This Thursday, the immediate future of Gavi and Hammered will be in hands of Itsvan Kovacs, main judge of the party. The Romanian has a reckless antecedent: it showed 11 yellow in the duel of Champions between Seville and Lille (1-2).
Except Araújo, Xavi will repeat the 'eleven' of Cornellà
Xavi Hernández probably will repeat the same team that confronted to the Espanyol the Sunday, with exception of the lesionado Ronald Araújo. Eric García outlines like the replacement of the Uruguayan, further of the toneless second part in the derbi Catalan. Dest And Jordi Alba will complete the defence in front of Hammered, with Ter Stegen in the arch. In the half, Busquets, Pedri and Frenkie are safe bets, to the equal that Adama Traoré and Gavi. Except surprise, Ferran Torres will be headline and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be again acting, to the equal that the 'hero' of the Sunday, Luuk of Jong.