Xavi is already thinking about Bayern: Reserve his 'cracks' for the final in Munich

The FC Barcelona received to the Real Betis this Saturday for the dispute of the sixteenth day of LaLiga Santander 2021-2022. The crash against the 'verdiblancos' always is one of the most striking for the culés, put always is a rival that does to work and suffer too much to the Barça. For the occasion, was predictable that Xavi Hernández ranged to his best players and the most reliable, put he same defined the party like a 'final' to keep alive in the fight by the domestic championship.

However, the trainer of Terrassa has given the 'surprise' with his alignment to litigate in the Camp Nou by the three points. It has implemented two unexpected changes, with the absence of Gerard Hammered and Frenkie of Jong, as well as that Ousmane Dembélé has not been headline, although 'sounded' to sign his first start in the Barça from the past season. Nevertheless, with spirits to save to his 'cracks' and give him rest of face to the decisive crash of the next week in front of the Bayern of Munich, Xavi has left them to the three in the bench.

Clément Lenglet has been the chosen to accompany to Ronald Araújo in the defensive saga. The French has had a new opportunity, although it is one of the players more 'signalled' in the staff. On the other hand, in the centre of the field have gone out Sergio Busquets, Nico González and the 'change' of Philippe Coutinho, the one who has appeared to play like interior, causing that Gavi situate in a more advanced position, as false extreme by the left. A new 'experiment' of Xavi from the bench.

The big surprise, definitely, has been that Ousmane Dembélé have not been headline. The French carried a few parties playing between 25 and 30 minutes, leaving the feeling that it was smart to give the big jump and win his first titularity. Nevertheless, the true is that Xavi and the staff technical want to take care it to the maximum, conscious that it is a player very little reliable, physically speaking and expect that it can be to 100% for the Bayern.

The changes, without effects... And it is necessary to concern

The reality is that the changes have not arisen effect for a Barça that has changed little or at all to what was does some weeks, further of the green shoots of the team culé or the impetus of the youngest. The plan went out him very bad to Xavi that against the Real Betis lived his first defeat like Barcelona trainer and that is in the previous of a true 'final' against the Bayern of Munich in which they play the pass to the eighth of final.

In the Camp Nou, against the béticos, went more than the same and Xavi was forced to go back to the initial plan and give entry to Dembélé, Hammered and Frenkie of Jong, but was not sufficient... And it is necessary to concern too much, because it is a film of terror. To day of today, the team is not to compete by big things and the situation paints to be dramatic if there is not a change of root.