This weekend, the FC Barcelona will measure to the Athletic of Madrid in a very complicated party for the Barcelona, since the colchoneros are a group that fits very few goals and that does not show weaknesses in the saga. Ernesto Valverde will travel with all the staff to exception of Ivan Rakitic, sanctioned and lesionado, and with the doubt of Philippe Coutinho.
One of the big protagonists of the duel, play or do not play, will be Ousmane dembélé. The French extreme remained out of the last list of summoned of Ernesto Valverde against the Real Betis by presumptive disciplinary reasons. This Thursday, the French has gone back to train with the group and expects to reappear in front of the Athletic of Madrid.
Ousmane Dembélé Has it complicated to be headline in Wanda Metropolitan. In a principle, Philippe Coutinho will be the one who accompany to Leo Messi and to Luis Suárez in the trident of attack, although the Brazilian still is doubt by the injury that suffered in the duel of Champions League against the Inter of Milan.
Even if the midfield player carioca does not attain to recover to time for the duel, Dembélé will not have it simple to play of start. In the first place by the direct competition of Malcom, that seems that it has won a place in the plans of Ernesto Valverde. Second, by the possible decision of the Txingurri to add a fourth midfield player to the diagram, happening of the 4-3-3 to the 4-4-2.
However, like minimum, expects that Ousmane Dembélé himself was inside the announcement. The Frenchman has received an important touch of attention no longer only by part of the technician, but also of heavy weights of the changing room like Luis Suárez or Gerard Hammered. Now it has to show that it is engaged.
Dembélé, useful against the Athletic
By the conditions of Ousmane Dembélé regarding profile futbolístico, can be very useful in Wanda Metropoliano. The Athletic of Madrid is a group that defends with the together lines and that shows very solid. The dynamism and the capacity to win in the one against one can do of the French an important piece.