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Javier Mascherano and Gerard Hammered in a training of the FC Barcelona

SHORT AGAINST THE OLYMPIACOS

Valverde, in front of his more feared problem: The central

Published:29/10/2017 - 18:39h

Updated:30/10/2017 - 02:42h

Since it arrived to the FC Barcelona has not stopped to insist in reinforcing the place of head office, and the time looms with giving him the reason to Ernesto Valverde. Between touched and sanctioned, only Umtiti will arrive to 100% to the party of Champions against Olympiacos

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Although all indicates that there will be problems to complete the eleven in the Georgios Karaiskakis, the FC Barcelona already has received a warning on one of the weaknesses of his staff. Ernesto Valverde carries insisting from his arrival in that it wants to reinforce with some head office more, and is suffering the first sample that in the season can have unforeseen.

Samuel Umtiti will be the only of the defenders that travel in full conditions to Greece for the fourth day of Champions in front of Olympiacos. The French lives a moment sweet and is being of the best day after day, but with his alone presence could not sufficing along a course with a very loaded calendar and in which it could also star some absence.

The problem for the Txingurri has produced by a sum of factors that although it is not usual, if it goes in inside the possible. With Gerard Hammered sanctioned after seeing the red in the previous meeting against the helenos, Thomas Vermaelen and Javier Mascherano himself will be after having lost the duel against the Athletic by diverse physical problems, but although in principle they are recovered, could see affected his performance.

In fact, the Argentinian travels to Greece without the high medical, with a feverish process that will mark him like doubt until hours before the duel. Besides, the Belgian remained out of the list for Saint Mamés by some annoyances in his hip, and with a record of injuries as his is not convenient to force more than the necessary.

Wintry solutions?

This stage does not do more than planting an argument more in the debate on if the FC Barcelona has to reinforce in January, in which there are several candidates to incorporate to the for the time being fragile Barcelona defence. The square culé has the intention to reach several trophies in this campaign, and if it wants to be in full conditions will have to manage well his efforts but also the absences in the key parties. First warning.