—>
Joao Cancelo y Joao Félix en la previa del partido ante el Osasuna

XAVI DID NOT WANT TO WAIT TO GIVE THEM MINUTES

Details of Cancelo and sacrifice of Joao Félix in his debuts with Barça

Published:4/09/2023 - 02:17h

Updated:4/09/2023 - 02:18h

Barça surprised by bringing on Joao Cancelo and Joao Félix, despite having very little training time. These newly acquired Portuguese players on loan faced a tough game against Osasuna and each showed glimpses of their quality from their position

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona attained to go out victorious of his difficult visit to The Sadar, winning to the Osasuna with a marker of 1-2. The goals were annotated by Jules Koundé to the 45+1' and Robert Lewandowski to the 85', whereas Ezequiel 'Chimy' Ávila empató the actions in the 76'. In addition to obtaining the three points in a stadium complicated, the party left varied other positive notes, between them the debut of three players that still had not dressed the Barcelona T-shirt in official competition: Iñigo Martínez, Joao Félix and Joao Cancel.

The case of the Portuguese is quite particular. So much the ex of the Manchester City like the ex of the Benfica grieve carried little less than 48 hours in the dynamics of Xavi, since his respective cessions were announced the Friday and, after only a training, both players attained to see minutes against the combined of Pamplona, showing the confidence that the technician of Terrassa is offering them from the beginning when giving them the opportunity in a quite complicated party against a group that sold expensive his defeat.

Joao Cancel was the first in debuting

The first in debuting with the number '2' in his back was Joao Cancel. The right side was one of the main requests of Xavi during the recently concluded market of signings of summer. The ex of the Juventus ingresó to the 59' in place of Sergi Roberto to contribute greater fortress so much in attack as in defence by this side, since the one of Reus was not having his best party. In fact, the right lane of the Barça was quite feeble during the duel, by what, to the moment of the change, also ingresó Ferran Torres by Lamine Yamal, the one who was playing like right extreme. The egarense decided to renew the pair.

Although the ex of the Inter did not have a lot of opportunities in attack because of the push of the Osasuna and his command in the offensive options, yes attained to change the dynamics by this side. Even it saw him make a pair of good centres, especially one executed with the outside of the foot that had a beautiful effect and arrived in command of Robert Lewandowski, creating an opportunity of goal that later was cancelled by offside of the luso.

Joao Félix went in in a moment complicated of the party

On the other hand, the debut of Joao Félix did expect a bit more, since ingresó to the 78' in place of Oriol Romeu and in a context something more adverse, since the tie finish to be annotated and the actions seemed to favour to the 'rojillos'. The ex of the Athletic of Madrid ingresó by the left band and constantly moved to the centre. Had 13 touch of balloon and, in what it had the opportunity, showed his quality when enabling to Raphinha with a pass in depth that almost finishes in goal of Ferran Torres.

The ex of the Benfica showed a practically new facet in him, since in spite of coming of the team of Diego Simeone, considers him a little sacrificed player in defence. Today it stepped important to change this perception, since it won three of the five defensive duels in which it participated, made a clear and a pair of interesting entrances, showing a possible change of attitude in a player that, if it is in shape, definitively can mark the difference.