The three alternatives of Valverde to cover the drop of Dembélé in front of the Lyon

Around the middle of February, the FC Barcelona empató without goals in the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in the party of gone of the eighth of final of the Champions League. The Barcelona generated multiple occasions of danger with which could have gone with advantage to the party of turn, that will contest in the Camp Nou this next week.

Now no longer there is margin of error. The team of Ernesto Valverde no longer can allow fail of face to door and, for this, the Txingurri will bet by the best players of which have. Lamentably, one of his stars has it very complicated to play. It treats of Ousmane Dembélé, that finish touched the party against the Ray Vallecano.

The ailments of the French are not grave, but almost with all security will prevent him be to the one hundred by one hundred in the party of turn against the Lyon, that will contest in hardly three days. Thus, Valverde will have to choose with care the letter that will play to relieve to the Frenchman and, for this, will have three alternatives.

Possible substitutes of Dembélé

Philippe Coutinho

It is the natural spare of Ousmane Dembélé and the most likely option for the alignment of Ernesto Valverde. It is true that Coutinho is not in a good moment of form and that is not taking out to relucir all his potential, but is precisely in a so important stage like the eighth of Champions where has an opportunity of gold to give a hit of authority. If it fine-tunes more, can be a key player in the party.

Sergi Roberto

As well we have said, Coutinho is in a moment quite complicated and does not go out him practically at all. Thus, Ernesto Valverde could bet by a more conservative approach with a double right side occupied by Nélson Semedo and Sergi Roberto. This option would remove offensive power by the change of system to a 4-4-2, but would give packaging to the centre of the field to contain the contragolpes French.

Malcom

Malcom is the less likely of the three alternatives. The Brazilian makes little showing in the team, but neither can descartar of the all his presence, since it is cooler that Philippe Coutinho and his big performance in the Classical of gone of semifinals of Glass of Rey showed that it can not him the pressure in the big appointments.