To break through in La Liga – this was FC Barcelona's goal for Tuesday's away match against the sixth team in the table – Mallorca. After winning away against Real Madrid 4-0, Hansi Flick's team scored only four points in the next four games. Now FC Barcelona is on a three-game winless streak. “The problem is that the causes of the crisis of the leader of the Spanish league seem deep and it is difficult to expect that they will be easily removed. Didac Peyret from Catalan “Sports” lists as many as 10 reasons for the crisis in… Barcelona. First: “Relaxation after a magical week” – wrote Michał Kiedrowski, journalist of Sport.pl.
The Spanish media in their predictions about FC Barcelona's lineup for the match against Mallorca differed only in the types of left defense and midfield. Journalists from “AS” and “Mundo Deportvo” wrote that Balde would play on the left back, and in the midfield: Pedri, Olmo and Casado. In turn, “Elfutbolero.es” believed that Gerard Martin would play instead of Balde, and Gavi and Fermin Lopez would play in midfield alongside Pedri.
Hansi Flick prepared a sensational change that none of the Spanish media predicted. Currently, the most effective player in La Liga – Robert Lewandowski (as many as 15 goals) was on the bench. And yet he is 100 percent Polish. healthy. Compared to the last home match against Las Palmas, which was lost 1-2, the German coach made as many as four changes in the starting 11. Gavi, Pablo Torre, Fermin Lopez and Lewandowski will play in place of Gavi Lamine YamalDani Olmo, Marc Casado and Ferran Torres.
This is the first time this season when Robert Lewandowski is not in the starting eleven. Polish attacker after a poorer performance against Las Palmas he had a heated exchange of words during one of the training sessions with coach Flick. Goalkeeper Inaki Pena also performed poorly in the match against Las Palmas, but he retained his place in the starting lineup. Wojciech Szczęsny will again be the only substitute on the bench.
Among those absent from the squad for the match are goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, defenders Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, midfielder Marc Bernal and striker Ansu Fati.
The Mallorca-Barcelona match will start at 19. We invite you to watch live coverage on Sport.pl and the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.
This is what FC Barcelona's squad looks like:
Inaki Pena; Jules KoundeInigo Martinez, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde – Pedri, Dani Olmo, Marc Casado – Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha.