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Jules Koundé against City

THE FRENCH PLAYED 81' MINUTES

Lights and some shadow of Koundé in his first ownership with Barça

Published:25/08/2022 - 08:54h

Updated:25/08/2022 - 08:54h

Jules Koundé had a progressive performance in his first start as a Barça footballer, leaving behind a mistake that almost cost a goal and showing himself solid at the start

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The FC Barcelona contested this Wednesday his last friendly party of the season in front of the Manchester City, with the main reason of homenajear to Juan Carlos Unzué and raise funds for his fight against the illness of the ELA. Although there was not any competition at stake, the true is that Xavi Hernández took advantage of the opportunity to analyse more thorough to his players.

One of them was Jules Koundé, one of the most important signings that has done the sportive direction during this market. The French dressed of short and stepped the lawn of the Spotify Camp Nou in which it would be his first titularity like Barcelona player, leaving important feelings and hinting on the plans that has the technician for him.

Xavi does not want to give at all and one of his instructions is to go out playing always from the bottom, something that the defender has gone perfecting in each one of the trainings. His confidence was absolute and did not have fear of movilizar the spherical to few metres of the goal of Iñaki Crag, although a desacierto in a pass almost cost a goal of Cole Palmer that finished going by on top of the crossbar.

Except this error, showed character and aggressiveness with the balloon, with determination to break lines from the bottom and also a vision of game that is important for the style of game of this 'new' Barça. It contested 81' minutes before going out sustituído by Andreas Christensen, the one who is another of the new incorporations that looks for to win a place inside the eleven.

His registration, to the expectation

The Barcelona is rushing the exits of Memphis Depay and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to finish to make the staff before the market close his doors. This would allow to the club can inscribe to the Frenchman before the split suspender belt of this Sunday in front of the Valladolid and also reinforce the sides with new names, as the one of Marcos Alonso, Thomas Meunier, Juan Foyth or Javi Galán.

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