Expected debut! Szczesny could be a starter in Barça-Sevilla

Published:17/10/2024 - 20:38h

Updated:17/10/2024 - 20:53h

Wojiech Szczesny could start on Sunday in FC Barcelona-Sevilla. The Pole is now ready to play and will surely be in Hansi Flick's next call-up

Hansi Flick must decide in the next few hours his starting goalkeeper for the FC Barcelona-Sevilla. In principle, Wojiech Szczesny should be in the XI against the Andalusians, although the German coach has made clear his confidence in Iñaki Peña, who started all four of Barça's games after Marc-André ter Stegen's injury. The man from Alicante has conceded 5 goals, with a total of three clean sheets.

However, 'RAC1' gives the Pole as the first option to enter the lineup against the Seville team, taking advantage of the Barça home team and the fact that the Warsaw player is already physically at his best. Szczesny was already in Montjuïc during the Champions League match against Young Boys (5-0) and could have an ideal debut against Sevilla, a match that is always complicated, but much more affordable compared to next Wednesday.

And, otherwise, we would have to wait until the duel against Bayern Munich (for the Champions League) to see the one from Warsaw wearing the Barça shirt. One of the solutions for Flick is to alternate his two goalkeepers, reserving the Warsaw goalkeeper for the cups (Champions and Copa del Rey), while Iñaki would start in LaLiga. The truth is that, for either match (against the Andalusians or the Bavarians), Wojiech is ready to officially return from retirement, as the Pole has not played since the Euro Cup.

Laporta explains the signing of Szczesny for Barça

For his part, Joan Laporta referred on Thursday to the signing of the Pole, a sensible operation to cover the loss of the '1' culé. "We needed three top-level goalkeepers after Ter Stegen's injury. Iñaki and Ander are young and we needed one with more experience. He is a proven goalkeeper, with experience, he imposes," explained the Barça president in an interview prior to the members' assembly. on Saturday. As things stand, Szczesny's long-awaited debut would be just around the corner, after a couple of weeks where the former Juventus goalkeeper proved to be physically impeccable.