FC Barcelona continues its journey in LaLiga 2024/25 this Saturday, August 31 against Valladolid. The match, which will take place at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, will be the return of the Barça squad to Montjuïc. In front of its fans, the team led by Hansi Flick will seek to maintain the good feelings left in the first three days of the league championship, where they managed to beat their three rivals with character and forcefulness and remain undefeated in the tournament.
For this match, Flick has announced a call-up that includes (22) players. The new addition to the list is Eric García, who managed to recover in time from his plantar fasciitis in his right foot and managed to get into the squad at the last minute. The return of the defender is great news for the German, since the centre of his team's defence has been severely 'punished' by injuries and departures.
Once the transfer market has ended without having finalised the arrival of any more reinforcements due to the club's financial problems, Hansi Flick has had to draw on the youth team to complete the list for the duel against the pucelano team. Players such as Ander Astralaga, Héctor Fort, Gerard Martín and Sergi Domínguez are back in the squad, which suffered the loss of Marc Bernal after having suffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee with involvement in the meniscus, an injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season
FC Barcelona squad against Valladolid
- Marc André ter Stegen
- Iñaki Peña
- Ander Astralaga
- Pau Cubarsí
- Iñigo Martínez
- Alejandro Balde
- Jules Koundé
- Héctor Fort
- Eric García
- Ferran Torres
- Pedri González
- Marc Casadó
- Pablo Torre
- Robert Lewandowski
- Raphinha
- Gerard Martín
- Domínguez
- Lamine Yamal
- Pau Víctor
- Dani Olmo
- Fermín López
Excitement with Dani Olmo
Everything points to the fact that the Barcelona fans will witness Dani Olmo's debut as a starter in official competitions. The player from Egar played his first 45 minutes as a Blaugrana in the match against Rayo Vallecano, where he made his debut as a goalscorer to give the Catalans the victory and the three points in their visit to Madrid. Against the Pucelanos, Flick is expected to give him a chance from the start, presumably alongside Pedri, forming a powerful duo in the final third of the field.
On the other hand, there are doubts about who could occupy the pivot after Marc Bernal's injury, although everything indicates that Marc Casadó would be the one chosen by Flick to fulfil the role of 'support' of the midfield. Eric García has managed to get into the squad, but having only trained a couple of times with the first team after his injury, it is difficult for the Blaugrana coach to decide to give him a starting role in this Saturday's match.
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