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Óscar Mingueza, in the warm-up before  the Dynamo of Kiev - FC Barcelona

THE CENTRAL PROJECTED IN KIEV

Mingueza, conclusive in his debut with the FC Barcelona

Published:25/11/2020 - 01:32h

Updated:25/11/2020 - 01:43h

Óscar Mingueza has debuted with the first team of the Barcelona in the victory of the blaugranas in front of the Dynamo of Kiev in the Champions League and has fulfilled with all the expectations

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With the drops of Gerard Hammered, Samuel Umtiti and Ronald Araújo, Koeman only had to disposal to a central defender, Clément Lenglet. Besides, with the absence of Frenkie of Jong in the announcement, by rest, there was a lot of uncertainty by the player that would accompany to the French in the defensive axis of the FC Barcelona. In front of this situation, Óscar Mingueza, of 21 years, had an opportunity of gold, of those that arrive an alone time in the life and that, if the desaprovechas, can cost you a lot of.

Mingueza Debuted with the T-shirt of the Barcelona in the Champions League, in a key party after the defeat in Wanda Metropolitan. The picture blaugrana needed to give a good image and turn off the doubts of his surroundings. The Barça achieved it to base of collective work and the insistent attitude of the players, that did not surrender until the last minute, between them, Óscar, the one who fulfilled -and surpassed- the expectations replacing, at all more and at all less, that to Gerard Hammered.

The central of the Barça B, that surely will give the definite jump to the first team, showed very safe, attentive and participatory in the field. It was conclusive and him amargó the night to Verbic. To measure that went winning confidence in the terrain, showed one of his best virtues: the exit of balloon. First with Clément Lenglet and also with Junior Firpo. In the second part, showed more participatory in the creation of game and finished resulting key for the second so much of the blaugranas.

In the second goal of the night, Aleñá earned a corner and appeared Óscar Mingueza in the first stick to comb and prolong the balloon so that Martin Braithwaite marked his first so much of the season with the Barça and premièred like goleador in the Champions League. From the second so much, the ones of Koeman kept the pressure and the central of the filial blaugrana continued being determinant.

Mingueza Will have opportunities, the same that Konrad and Dest

To Ronald Araújo and Samuel Umtiti still are missing him some weeks to be to 100% and return to the announcements of Ronald Koeman. The good news is that the Dutch technician has to a new central of confidence that will be available and that already has showed his value. The Dutch technician has recognised that Mingueza "has a lot of possibilities to play the Sunday. It can play more parties", expressed.

The champion of the UEFA Youth League in 2018 has showed him to the team that can have he, but will not be a simple way. Koeman Has said that, if it wants to form part of his approach, "has to work hard to have minutes". However, until the moment has given them a good impression. "It carries weeks training well with us and has had the opportunity to play. It has fulfilled like other players that have gone out to the field", sentenced.

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