FC Barcelona is having a great start to the season. First place in the table, 33 points after 12 rounds and as many as 40 goals scored – this is her record in La Liga. Along the way, she achieved several spectacular victories, such as 7-0 against Real Valladolid or 4-0 against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Hansi Flick's players are also doing well in the Champions League.
Although they lost 1-2 to AS Monaco at the start, they later won two certain triumphs. First, they defeated Young Boys 5-0, but even more impressive was the 4-1 win over Bayern Munich, which ended a series of six defeats in a row against this rival. Flick has found the perfect team formation and rarely makes major rotations. Typically, changes occur in one or two positions. Will he decide to make more radical modifications on Tuesday?
The media reports the expected lineup of Barcelona. Two doubts. What about Lewandowski and Szczęsny?
On this day, Barcelona will play a match in the 4th round of the Champions League. Her rival will be Red Star. Looking at the current form of the Catalans, it seems that they should have no major problem with adding three points to their account. After all, the Serbian team is only 33rd in the overall competition table and is still waiting for its first victory.
For several days now, the media have been speculating that Flick may make major changes to the starting eleven to rest key players. But now they have changed their mind. They believe that the German will field the strongest squad and will not underestimate his rival.
This is also important news for Polish fans. It was believed that it was in this match that Wojciech Szczęsny would get a chance to make his debut. Flick himself received hope for this. – Inaki Pena has been playing with us for several matches. (…) He gives us stability and I am sure he will be important in tomorrow's match – he said at Tuesday's press conference.
The Spanish media also followed his words. They announced the expected lineups for Wednesday's match and none of them includes Szczęsny. Virtually every newspaper is also confident that Flick won't make many changes. Jules Kounde should return to the squad. The offensive trio is to remain the same. We will see Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha on the pitch. “The tireless Lewandowski will be a reference point in attack. If he scores three goals, he will reach the mark of 100 goals in the Champions League,” wrote “AS.”
The only doubts exist in the midfield. “Mundo Deportivo” and “Sport” claim that Flick will most likely give Frenki de Jong a chance from the first minutes. Who will he sacrifice in this situation? According to journalists, it will be Marc Casado. However, “Marca” and “AS” expressed a slightly different opinion. These editors left the young Spaniard on the team. Moreover, the “Sport” daily is not sure whether Flick will choose Dani Olmo, even though he scored a double in the last match against Espanyol (3:1). Instead, Fermin Lopez may get a chance.
Barcelona's expected lineup for the match against Red Star:
- Inaki Pena; Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Alejandro Balde; Marc Casado/Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Dani Olmo/Fermin Lopez; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha.
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