—>
Barça's line-up against Madrid

THE TECHNICIAN HAS A CHOOSE

The eleven of dream and all the variants of the new Barça of Xavi

Published:30/07/2022 - 15:05h

Updated:30/07/2022 - 18:27h

Xavi Hernández will be in 'tight spots' during the last days of pre-season, because he will have to choose an 'eleven de gala' and also those who will have a secondary role in the rotations

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The sportive direction of the FC Barcelona has worked during the summer to give him a dump total to the staff of Xavi Hernández. The egarense will have new players for the start of the season and has fixed like aim compete by all the titles that will contest the club, being the elder of them the Champions League, a trophy that has escaped them since he same raised it like player in 2015.

The will of the technician has done reality when bending all the positions with talent of first level, although now it will have to adapt it to define who will be the headlines and also those that will conform the rotations. Although Martin Braithwaite, Òscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Net Walled and Riqui Puig still are members of the staff, will not be in the announcements if the club does not finish solving his sales.

In principle, the elected for custodiar the arch will be Marc-André ter Stegen and Iñaki Crag will keep like the second guardameta. In the saga still exist doubts in the sides but for the moment would be Sergiño Dest and Jordi Alba the attendants of custodiar the sides, whereas Sergi Roberto and Alejandro Balde will be his reliefs. It is important to stand out that César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso are in negotiations to incorporate , something that would change the approach of the trainer.

As central headlines will be Jules Koundé and Ronald Araújo, with Andreas Christensen, Eric García and Gerard Hammered like spares. This last will have less participation to open him step to the more youngsters, although it will not leave to be an active of hierarchy inside the plantel. Xavi knows that the season will be tightened in the first months owing to the World-wide, by what will take into account to each one of his pieces.

'Overbooking' Of players

Already in the intermediate sector the one of Terrassa has defined to Sergio Busquets like indisputable element to the equal that Pedri, whereas Gavi, Franck Kessié and Frenkie of Jong will contest this last 'spot' inside the medullary. Also they appear Nico González and Miralem Pjanic, although both will go in in the rotation like substitutes of 'Busi' in case to be necessary. Besides, it is the recently fichado Pablo Tower and Álex Hill that returned of his cession. The Cantabrian will have dynamics of the first team but will share minutes with the filial, whereas the one of Sabadell will have to show in each opportunity that have.

Finally it is the forward. Robert Lewandowski will be to title like referent of the area and will have the backrest of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the bench. However, the bands will be a 'problem' for Xavi because has a lot of talent for few positions. The left will be of Ansu Fati with Ferran Torres like revulsivo, whereas Memphis Depay will remain in a second plane inside the alignments. In parallel, Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha are in an open competition to ensure his presence inside the eleven, whereas 'Ez' Abde will be the alternative for the less important parties.

The eleven of 'FCBN'

  • Ter Stegen
  • Dest
  • Koundé
  • Araújo
  • Jordi Alba
  • Busquets
  • Pedri
  • Gavi
  • Dembélé
  • Lewandowski
  • Ansu Fati
Today highlights