The alignment of gala of the Barça 2018-19: fixed, doubts, system...

The pre-season of the FC Barcelona already is in movement and, after contesting the two first parties, can take out several conclusions on the new signings and on the dynamics of the team in general. Details like the turn of the 4-3-3, the good performance of the signings or the renaissance of Rafinha do not overlook.

Now well, the day 12 August contests the first official title, the Supercopa of Spain, in which Ernesto Valverde will have to bet to the 11 players that better are. The alignment will go conditioned to the rest that have been able to have each player or the filmed that they are all they. But, what would happen if viajaramos in the time to discover the eleven initial of a hypothetical final of Champions League? To continuation, this possible alignment, to the detail.

Shots of the eleven of gala of the Barça

Fixed players

The vertebral column of the FC Barcelona of the past year will go back to give him form to the central part of the alignment. Marc André ter Stegen will be a fixed in the goal; Jordi Alba, Gerard Hammered and Samuel Umtiti will be it in defence; Ivan Rakitic, and Sergio Busquets in the centre of the field and Leo Messi with Luis Suárez like forwards.

Sergi Roberto and Philippe Coutinho also are fixed, although it is for seeing if they will do it in the centre of the field and if they played displaced. The Catalan is used to to play of side, although in pre-season is showing that in the medullary also works very well. The Brazilian, by his part, would adopt the role of Andrés Iniesta like interior, although no descarta that it can play more advanced, like left extreme.

Doubts

It seems natural that the doubt was in the right extreme with Ousmane Dembélé or Malcom like main applicants. However, players like Arthur or Rafinha come stepping strong in pre-season, something that would change the system to follow playing with a midfield player more. Even Nelson Semedo has options if it progresses, advancing the position of Sergi Roberto.

Diagram of game

Ernesto Valverde already has showed that it does not have a fixed diagram, but it adapts to the type of staff that has. The system will depend a lot of the performance that offer signings like Malcom or Arthur Melo -waiting that fiche another mediocentro- or the one of players like Ousmane Dembélé, that has to eclosionar definitively in this season. However, the diagram does not seem that it go to be distinct of the 4-3-3 or of the 4-4-2.