—>
Xavi aheads a Barça training session

AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO APPEAL THE SANCTION

Xavi's options for the three games without Lewandowski

Published:24/12/2022 - 12:28h

Updated:24/12/2022 - 20:11h

Xavi Hernández will have to manage to configure his line of attack. Currently, the man from Egar has three options in the squad to replace the Polish striker: Ansu, Ferran and Memphis

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Shortly before the stop mundialista, the FC Barcelona had suffered a hard hit in the party in front of Osasuna in spite of having obtained the victory. An expulsion to Robert Lewandowski and a sanction of two parties dictaminada by the Committee of Competition, that to the dessert would be impossible to appeal, finished altering the planning of Xavi Hernández for the first crashes of the Barcelona team in the resumption of the tournament.

Of this way, the míster will not be able to have of his main offensive reference in the season for the meetings in front of the Espanyol, Athletic and Getafe, by what will have to devise them resorting to other pieces to face up to him his drop. Thus, they are varied the names that would be stirring Xavi to configure the Barcelona offensive line for a series of duels in which it will be vital to obtain the victory to preserve the leadership.

The candidates to replace to 'Lewy'

One of the options that would have the egarense would be Ansu Fati, the one who in his last parties with the Barcelona did not come to enjoy of a lot of minutes. Even so, the Hispanic-guinean comes to do his debut mundialista, what would have allowed him win greater confidence. Nevertheless, his presence on the field still could be being 'dosificada' by part of the trainer, the one who would opt more for giving him some already initiated minutes the meeting.

Another of the names that have been claimed after the Glass of the World has been the one of Ferran Torres. The Valencian also was present in Qatar 2022 and even arrived to mark. It does not have problems in exerting as 'false nine', a role that already has exerted with the Spanish selection and that it could assume in the Barcelona team and previously has replaced to Lewandowski: in the party in front of Viktoria Plzen.

Perhaps the most logical exit was also the less usual. In addition to Lewandowki, the another leading centre with which explains Xavi is Memphis Depay. The good World-wide of the Dutch could carry to the míster to open him the doors of the titularity. Besides, it would not have to 'sacrifice' pieces of other demarcations to have a forward. Even so, the international with the Low Countries, that possibly did not be the Barça further of the summer, could still not having his confidence.

Today highlights