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This is the new Barça! Xavi's 'mix' to eliminate Napoli

Published:18/02/2024 - 18:09h

Updated:19/02/2024 - 01:02h

Barça, after the victory against Celta (1-2), now has its sights set on the Champions League round of 16 matchup against Napoli. A commitment in which Xavi will be able to count on names that already have experience in this type of duel, but he will also have others who have not yet played their first 'mata-mata'

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The FC Barcelona will face next Wednesday 21 February a hard commitment in front of the Napoli in the Stadium Diego Armando Maradona, corresponding to the gone of the eliminatory of eighth of final in the UEFA Champions League. A clash that antoja like a key step for encarrilar a possible pass to quarter-finals, in front of a group that, as it comes the Barcelona picture, is not living his best sportive moment, going through several high and low.

From the club of the City Condal, has evidenciado an especially striking detail to confront this eliminatory. Whereas a part of the group yes enjoys of a wide experience in phases of 'kill-kill', already was with the Catalan cast or with other clubs, there are others that still have not had the opportunity to experience the environment of a duel of decisive instance in the fight by the 'Orejona'.

Lamine, Vitor Roque... The 'youngsters' that they could see action by 1° time in this phase of Champions

In this sense, at least 12 of the players that integrate at present the dynamics of the FC Barcelona do not have any type of experience in instances much more there of the phase of groups in the Champions League: Iñaki Crag, Héctor Fort, Pau Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Ronald Araújo, Alejandro Balde, Oriol Romeu, Pablo Gavi, Fermín López, Raphinha, Vitor Roque and Lamine Yamal.

Now, dressing the elastic of the FC Barcelona, grieve four footballers of this litter know what is to see minutes in a phase of this type: Marc-André ter Stegen (16 eliminatory), Sergi Roberto (14), Frenkie of Jong (3) and Pedri González (1). It fits to stand out that the two first are the last survivors of the staff blaugrana that topped champion of the UEFA Champions League in the campaign 2014-2015. Equally, it is necessary to highlight that the Dutch already has known to face other three eliminatory, but with the T-shirt of the Ajax.

Lewandowski And Gündogan, the veterans of the Barça in these instances

In another order of ideas, the FC Barcelona has in his staff to players like İlkay Gündoğan (22 eliminatory) and Robert Lewandowski (25), that already are names curtidos in the dispute of this type of crosses, but forming part of other squares. Even, both already know what is to raise the 'Orejona', as 'Lewy' already won it in the 2019-2020 with the Bayern Munich, whereas 'Gündo' raised the award the year happened with the Manchester City.

From this, give off names like Joãor Cancel with 12 eliminatory to slopes and Andreas Christensen with seven. Behind them, with a number of participation more reduced, come, for example, Joãor Félix and Marcos Alonso with 5, and Jules Koundé and Ferran Torres with 1. Definitively, an authentic 'mix' between experience and players with little bagaje in this contest, with which Xavi Hernández will treat to make the best eleven possible for 'assault' Naples next Wednesday.

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