Pedri or De Jong, the dilemma that Hansi Flick will have to resolve

The final day of the Champions League is upon us. This Wednesday, all the participating teams will face each other simultaneously at 9:00 p.m. FC Barcelona will host Atalanta at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Winning could mean taking the lead in the Champions League, although the Catalans also depend on PSV beating Liverpool at home. For their part, the Bergamo team need to take all three points to ensure their direct passage to the round of 16, without having to play the round of 32.

For this match, Hansi Flick is expected to bet on the gala eleven. He has the absences of Iñigo Martínez, who will renew this week with the Catalan team, Dani Olmo, who is still recovering from his strained calf, and Andreas Christensen, recently injured, as well as Ter Stegen and Marc Bernal. However, he has already recovered Pedri. The Canary Islander was not included in the squad for the match against Valencia due to a stomach problem, but he has trained with the rest of his teammates and is available to the Blaugrana coach.

With the German coach confirming that Szczesny will be the starting goalkeeper, the only doubt is in the centre of the field. A priori, Casadó is a regular and Gavi seems to be the one who has the best chance of occupying the right interior. However, the dilemma appears with Pedri and Frenkie de Jong. The Tegueste native is a regular in this Barça and has a vital role. However, his minutes load is very large and, although he did not play against Valencia, perhaps Flick decides not to let him play and he comes in the second half. His place, in that case, would surely be occupied by the Dutchman, who has left good impressions in his last performances. We will have to wait to see which option is chosen on this great European night.