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Ronald Koeman in the first friendly of the Barça

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Barça and Juventus will confront in the Champions League without their usual centre-back

Published:26/10/2020 - 16:38h

Updated:26/10/2020 - 16:44h

In the clash of the second leg of the Champions League 2020-2021, Barcelona and Juventus will arrive with important drops in their defence

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A FC Barcelona - Juventus always is thrilling. In the last decades, the clash between blaugranas and the Vechia Signora has turned into one of the classical Europeans and anything will be able to happen in the Allianz Stadium this Wednesday in the second day of the Champions League, especially because both teams arrive with important drops in his defensive sagas. Ronald Koeman will not have Gerard Hammered, by sanction, and Andrea Pirlo will contest his second party in the competition like trainer without his head offices of confidence: Bonucci neither Chiellini.

Koeman Already knew that if no fichaban to a central during the summer, went to have consequences. And already it would be seeing them. Gerard Hammered was expelled in the première of the FC Barcelona in the Champions League, in front of the Ferencvaros, when the blaugranas golearon 5-1 to the Hungarian in the Camp Nou. During the second part, the central Catalan committed a hard entrance to Tokmac Nguen that it cost him the direct expulsion. His absence did not have a big effect in the party, but if it will have it in the visit of the Barça to Turín this Wednesday.

The Dutch technician will see in the obligation to go out to the field with Ronald Araujo and Clément Lenglet, a couple of head offices that has not had a lot of opportunities to test together. Koeman Will not have Samuel Umtiti, the one who has been recovering of his problems in the knee and is little likely that was included in the expedition blaugrana that will travel to Turín. Besides, the filial Óscar Mingueza neither would be available, as it has informed the newspaper 'Sport'. The central will not travel to Italy to consequence of an injury in the biceps femoral of the left leg. Of agreement to the half, will be minimum 15 days of drop.

In case that to Lenglet or Araújo happen him something before or during the meeting, Koeman will have to use to Frankie of Jong or Sergio Busquets in the defensive saga. The Dutch has few options to resolve in case of emergency, and of sure is regretting that the Barça did not achieve the signing of Eric García during the summer, a central that on a long-term basis can be the substitute of Gerard Hammered.

The Juve lost to his two head offices

If for Ronald Koeman will be difficult to substitute to Gerard Hammered, to Andrea Pirlo will cost him the double suplir the drops of Giorgio Chiellini Leonardo Bonucci. The couple of head offices has been the first option of the Italian trainer in the beginning of season, after Matthijs of Ligt went through the operating theatre during the summer by an injury of shoulder. From the Juventus sand thinks that the Dutch will be smart to take action próximamente, but was evaluated in the previous of the meeting in front of the Hellas Verona and the doctors did not give him the high, by what is not an option 100% safe for Pirlo.

In theory, the Juventus only has to Juan Squared like head office. In case that Of Ligt do not finish to be smart, the Juventus could have Gianluca Frabotta and Danilo. PGo it will have to bet again to the line of three, something that possibly was not sufficient to detain to players like Lionel Messi or Ansu Fati in the crash of this Wednesday in the second day of the Champions League.