ROQUE AND GUIU REMAINED ON THE BENCH
The setbacks caused the 'discard' of Vitor Roque and Marc Guiu
FC Barcelona experienced an eventful match in which they were forced to make two substitutions in the first 45 minutes due to the injuries of Frenkie de Jong and Pedri González, a factor that changed all of Xavi Hernández's plans.
The FC Barcelona lived a very rugged party against the AthleticClub . Although they had begun with good rhythm and imposing in the duels from the centre of the field, the team 'fell' with the injuries; first of Frenkie of Jong and few minutes after Pedri González. Xavi Hernández saw forced to change of plan and the team never could recover of the 'hit'.
Of the state of 'shock' arrived the tie in a party in which, in the second half, the Barça did not finish to goal. Raphinha Neither Robert Lewandowski had his more hit night, Lamine Yamal was not so brilliant as it accustoms and the team was very 'desconectado' when ingresó Joao Félix in the final stretch. It criticised the absence of gunpowder in the small area and the decision of the trainer egarense of not betting by Vitor Roque neither Marc Guiu.
The reasons by which did not play Roque neither Guiu in Saint Mamés
Any of the two would have been the change 'sung' in normal situations, but the reality was that the notebook of Xavi remained without effect in the moment that, in a term of 20 minutes, saw forced to do two changes. They were two windows 'stray' and that forced him to measure very well each step to take. Had the option to do a modification in the halftime and another, of three players, in a same window. The decision was not easy for the technical body.
As they explain from 'SPORT', in the Barça did not want to precipitate with the changes after the rest and took the decision to expect until the last chamber of hour to define the leaf of route. They went in Íñigo Martínez, Oriol Romeu and Joao Félix to occupy the places of Pau Cubarsí, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha. The Danish was suffering in the trancisiones of the bilbaínos and risked to a second yellow in the attempt to brake to the players of the Athletic.
Joao Félix, by in front in the plans
By his part, the Portuguese is by in front of Vitor Roque and Marc Guiu in the list of rotations in the Barcelona group. His change was the most logical after the entrance of Lamine Yamal before it finished the first part. The bad luck 'cebó' with the two leading youngsters... And they left to the Barça without a '9' cool in the second part. Robert Lewandowski did not live his more hit party, but was not an option that went out because it is indisputable in the XI.
