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Dembele with Barca

WILL HE BE A STARTER AGAINST ESPANYOL?

Dembélé can be the great 'bombshell' of Barça in the derby

Published:23/12/2022 - 23:09h

Updated:23/12/2022 - 23:09h

According to recent information from the newspaper 'SPORT', Xavi Hernández does not rule out that Ousmane Dembélé could play against Espanyol in the Catalans' return to LaLiga Santander

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The FC Barcelona ultima the details for his return to LaLiga Santander after more than a month of stop, by the World-wide of Qatar, and Xavi Hernández has a lot of decisions for taking of face to the visit of the Espanyol to the Spotify Camp Nou next Saturday 31. Although it already is more than clear that will have surprises in the XI, can have an authentic 'bombazo'.

And it is that, as it has explained the newspaper 'SPORT', Xavi Hernández could opt for including to Ousmane Dembélé in his alignment, as well as neither descarta that Joules Koundé form part of the game of the culés in research of three points that can be vital. The trainer of the Barça expects that they can change of 'chip' rapido and begin to work to tope to the rhythm of his mates.

The two are the footballers of the picture culé that less holidays have had after the World-wide. They arrived to the final and fell in front of Argentina, the past 18 December, by what will return to the work in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper the Monday 26, so alone eight days after the varapalo that supposed the final of Qatar 2022 in which, fits to stand out, both players of the Barça remained 'signalled'.

The culés, however, expect that they can happen the page or take the 'pain' as an impulse to surrender more in what it remains of the season, put both will be vital in the plan of Xavi Hernández. They could begin to show it next Saturday, after they add at least four sessions of training with the rest of his mates and under the orders of the trainer egarense, since will have a free day.

Dembélé, leading in the Barça

Although with France finish sinning by his irregularity in the most important parties (in the semifinal and final, in which even it was substituted in the first-half), in the Barça is an indisputable and leading headline in the plans of Xavi. Up to now, it carries five goals and seven assistances in what it goes of season, in the 21 parties that has dressed the Barcelona T-shirt.

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