Finally, it arrived him to Nelson Semedo the big opportunity that was looking for. Ernesto Valverde bet by the Portuguese side like titling -was not it from the goleada by 6-1 in front of the Girona in which it finish lesionado- and opted for advancing the position of Sergi Roberto to the centre of the field in the crucial party of gone of the quarter-finals of the Champions League in front of the Rome in the Camp Nou.
In the previous days especulaba with that the place was contested between Paulinho and Ousmane Dembélé, but as that any of the two is in a moment of form especially remarkable, the technician extremeño has decided to do a dance of positions, give back to the of Reus to the medullary and opt by another of the bets of the technical office in summer.
Sergi Roberto went back to his origins
Sergi Roberto carries all the life in the inferior categories of the FC Barcelona playing like midfield player, occupying the positions of interior or pivote by in front of the defence. Nevertheless, it does two seasons produced a chain of events that carried to the player of Reus to occupy the right side, something that went a turning point in his career. His performance was so good that won the place in the defence of the FC Barcelona.
In front of the Rome, however, Ernesto Valverde decided to give it back to the role that came exerting usually in the inferior categories. Nelson Semedo, that fell in the ostracism in some stages of the season, was to title in the crucial duel, something that shows that, in spite of that it has not been usual headline since it arrived, in the technical body there is confidence in the Portuguese.
Coutinho, Paulinho and Dembélé, the two arguments
Philippe Coutinho has won the place in the eleven of gala of Ernesto Valverde. The technician extremeño bet by the Brazilian midfield player like titling in almost the whole of the meetings of League Santander. Something that leaves clear that, right now, Coutinho is the man in who more trusts the technician for the important parties. However, it is not available in the Champions League since it played it with the Liverpool.
In this case, the second option was Paulinho Bezerra, the man of confidence of Valverde in the first months of competition. Nevertheless, the '15' Barcelona has hit an important bajón of level in the last weeks because of the physical fatigue. Lately, it sees him desubicado and his contributions are being very toneless. Something resembled what sucede with Ousmane Dembélé, that still has not attained to finish to adapt to the team. All this carried to the final decision of the Txingurri.