In the present season, the FC Barcelona is missing to a figure that, during the past campaign, was key: Samuel Umtiti. By fault of the physical problems in the cartilage of his knee, in the present season hardly has been able to participate, happening long periods without being able to contest neither an alone meeting.
The past weekend, the French went back to be headline after three months of injury, since it did not play from finals of November, in the party of Wanda Metropolitan with the Athletic of Madrid like rival. It is necessary to remember that, before this duel in front of the rojiblancos, also had happened other so many weeks lesionado by the same problem in his knee.
Fortunately, on the contrary of what happened after the party against the 'colchoneros', Umtiti no resintió after playing the party against the Seville. Physically, the frank-Cameroonian felt well and did not accuse the injury that carries him so much time torturing, something that supposes a big news so much for him as for the FC Barcelona.
However, it is necessary to say that it saw him quite little filmed, with some worrisome failures that denote his fault of rhythm. Posicionalmente, saw to an Umtiti toneless and that maybe was not prepared to be headline with so little time of difference with regard to his high medical. It is missing him rhythm of competition and noticed .
Umtiti Has to win the place
Now, the aim of Samuel Umtiti is to work hard to recover the place to title in the central axis of the defence of the FC Barcelona. Since it arrived pertinent of the Olympique of Lyon showed his big talent and his defensive hierarchy, something that has not lost. After the duel of the Seville, does evident that is missing him recover the feelings of competition.
By in front, will have to a competitor like Clément Lenglet that will not put him the at all easy things. The ex of the Seville has adapted very well to the FC Barcelona and will try not losing the place in front of Umtiti. Nevertheless, the titularity of the frank-Cameroonian in the Sánchez Pizjuán can be an important warning that, for Valverde, is indisputable his titularity if it is available.