The FC Barcelona will confront this Wednesday to the Sporting of Lisbon in the second day of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18, and further of the importance to achieve the three points for distanciarse of the Portuguese in the fight by the first position of the Group D, the true is that the meeting also will leave some special anecdote for a player of the Barça, André Gomes.
And it is that the Portuguese midfield player, that had of some minutes of game the past weekend against the Girona, will see the faces against the one who went his trainer in the Benfica, Jorge Jesús, the same that it did him debut like professional before fichara by Valencia Cf.
André Gomes played 41 parties under the control of Jorge Jesús in the Benfica, between 2012 and 2014, marking four goals. The commitment, besides, also will be special for André Gomes by the fact to measure against the eternal rival of his ancient club, the Benfica, when having won the three duels that has contested up to now in front of the Sporting of Lisbon.
It does not have so good balance against the Sporting of Lisbon Nelson Semedo, that did not arrive to debut in the Benfica during the stage of Jorge Jesús like technician, but yes confronted to him when the trainer happened to direct to the group verdiblanco.
André Gomes aims to the bench
The balance of Nelson Semedo with the Benfica in front of the Sporting is of a victory, a tie and a defeat. Semedo Has a lot of options to be title this Wednesday in the Stadium José Alvalade, although it does not have André Gomes.
It foresees that the midfield player remain in the bench to the detriment of Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic and Andrés Iniesta, the centre of the field theoretically headline that handles Ernesto Valverde for the important parties. Paulinho And Denis Suárez, besides, also are by in front his in the order of preferences of the trainer extremeño of the FC Barcelona.