XAVI EXPECTS TO HAVE HIM
Ansu Fati continues training outside the group and is a serious doubt for Madrid-Barça in the Copa d
Ansu Fati suffered a blow in training prior to Almería-Barça that ended up ruling him out of said match. With a view to the Clásico, the striker continues trying to be in full condition again
After facing several tropiezos in the last days, so much in Europe as in LaLiga, andl FC Barcelona will go back to the activity by the Glass of the King to try redeem in front of a Real Madrid that, although it comes of empatar in front of the Athletic of Madrid in his last apparition liguera, also has known to impose in front of the Liverpool in the gone of the eighth of final of the League of Champions, leaving the eliminatory practically sentenced.
Besides, everything arrives in a moment complicated for the Barça in the physical section that has carried to the fans to remember the hard months of September and October in which the 'virus' of injuries did present in the staff. This time, players like Pedri González, Ousmane Dembélé and Robert Lewandowski keep in the infirmary, in addition to some in doubt like Raphinha, Jules Koundé or Ronald Araújo. To all they could add Ansu Fati, that in the middle of his fault of leadership has gone back to be in risk of injury.
Xavi expects to have Ansu
The Hispanic-guinean continues with physical works differentiated waiting for being able to reincorporarse to the dynamic grupales and eventualmente see minutes. Xavi Hernández expects to have he for the party in front of the whites, but everything will depend on that the forward can be available. His participation is not descartada, but from the staff are very attentive to his situation.
Ansu Fati Comes of not being present in the defeat in front of the Almería owing to a hit suffered in his left knee during one of the sessions of previous training to the crash. In fact, like this it arrived to indicate it hours before the meeting in which the Barcelona would waste the occasion to extend his advantage in LaLiga: "it Was a hit in a partidillo short, but expect to have it the Thursday".
The Hispanic-guinean could be between the three forwards, with what Xavi will have for the crash, accompanying to Raphinha and Ferran Torres. It is possible that only two of them are in the eleven in a diagram 4-3-3 in which the third offensive square would be occupied by a Gavi more advanced. Another of the options would be Ángel Alarcón, the one who could exert functions of '9' in front of the absence of Robert Lewandowski.