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Marlon Santos, during a party of pre-season with the Barça

THE BARCELONA, WITH TWO HEAD OFFICES

The Barça will summon to Marlon in front of Granada and Manchester City

Published:27/10/2016 - 13:21h

Updated:27/10/2016 - 13:22h

The FC Barcelona has remained with only two head offices of face to the next commitments of League and Champions, Javier Mascherano and Samuel Umtiti, by what Luis Enrique will resort to Marlon Santos that will travel to the Etihad Stadium

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The young Brazilian defender yielded to the FC Barcelona by the Fluminense, Marlon Santos, is to few days to debut officially with the first team of the Barça to his 21 years, because of the remarkable absences that has the team of Luis Enrique in defence, and that will force him to have of minutes -or at least of the opportunity to have them- against Granada CF and Manchester City.

Jeremy Mathieu and Gerard Hammered are lesionados, by what the Asturian technician so only has of Javier Mascherano and Samuel Umtiti to the maximum level to range them in front of the Andalusian group in League and to the "citizen" in UEFA Champions League. By this reason, foresees that Marlon Santos go in in the announcement of the two next parties of the Barça when having been training during all the week to the orders of "Struggle".

The footballer has won the confidence of the Asturian technician, and already had of minutes of game the past Tuesday in the Supercopa of Catalonia against the RCD Espanyol. From "MD", even, ensure that Luis Enrique already had thought to summon to Marlon against the Manchester City since Mathieu saw the red card in front of the English in the Camp Nou, what prevented him contest the following day of the phase of groups.

Gerard Hammered already had withdrawn lesionado, by what the trainer already knew that it would have to resort to a central of the filial to travel to the Etihad. Marlon was inscribed with the dorsal 33 in the Champions on 1 September like player of the list To of the Barça, to the equal that Nili Perdomo and the leading Marc Cardona to the not carrying any of the three at least two years in the club. To his 21 years, has arrived him an opportunity that can not desaprovechar.