Surprise in the XI? Xavi could give rest to Koundé in the debut in Champions

Jules Koundé has been, up to now, the only defender that has been headline in the five official parties that the FC Barcelona has contested up to now in the season, adding besides his presence in the XI of France in one of the two parties of the happened stop and going in of change in the second duel. Thus it seemed that Xavi Hernández takes into account that the minutes of the French could need a dosage in the short term.

In fact, 'Sportive World' has aimed this Monday that the presence of the defender in the debut of the Barça in the Champions League could see conditioned to a suplencia by rest. The information signals that the Barcelona technical body is considering that the Frenchman begin from the bench the party in front of the big quantity of parties that the club and the player will begin to have from this week and until the month of November.

And it is that in October will go back to exist stop of selections during the second and third week of the month, as well as in November, adding like this the commitments of the Barça in League and Champions each three or four days. In a stage like that is worthwhile to remember the grave muscular injury that Koundé suffered the previous course, precisely in a similar date to the current.

The calendar can help to the Barça to dosificar to one of his headlines

Thus it is not too complicated to think that Xavi opt by rotar to the French defender in front of the opportunity to debut like venues in front of which perhaps is the feeblest rival of all the Group F, the Amberes. Like this, and taking into account that Ronald Araújo still has not received the high medical, could be moment for an unpublished pair give this season. With Christensen already to 100%, Iñigo Martínez and Marcos Alonso are the maximum candidates to take the place of the Koundé.

The two Spanish defenders represent the opportunity of Xavi to have a left-handed profile in the centre of the defence, taking into account also that Frenkie of Jong can be another option for the egarense. However, in the case of the Dutch his chevrons seem few in front of the absence of Pedri in the midfield, and the annoyances of Gündogan in his low back, which seemed surpassed with his minutes in front of the Real Betis the past Saturday.