Luis Enrique, during a training of the FC Barcelona

IN THE SUPERCOPA OF CATALONIA

The need of the Barça to play "with the filial" in front of the Espanyol

Published:25/10/2016 - 18:07h

Updated:25/10/2016 - 18:09h

The FC Barcelona will play against the RCD Espanyol with twelve players of the filial, when theoretically only could summon to nine. Luis Enrique, as it is logical, has prioritised the rest of his important players of face to the League

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Jasper Cillessen, Jordi Alba, Gerard Hammered, Andrés Iniesta, Burn Turan and Rafinha Alcántara. They are the names of the extensive list of lesionados that handles the FC Barcelona, and that forced to Luis Enrique to summon of face to the meeting against Valencia CF in Mestalla to Aleix Vidal, with the one who does not explain, and to Carles Aleñá that it is player of the Barça B to the orders of Gerard López.

In spite of that foresees that it Burn and Rafinha receive the high doctor during the next days, the reality is that the staff is "touched" to physical level and what less apetecía this Tuesday was to subject to the footballers to a new "licking" against the RCD Espanyol, in a title of Supercopa of Catalonia that, in spite of that follows progressing in organisation and value, still is not the sufficiently important as so that the Barça shelve other priorities.

"To the not fulfilling the Barça with the normative could be that the Espanyol asked explanations"

And, for the time being, the priority is that the players usually titled rest for, from the Thursday, begin to prepare the party of League Santander against the Granada in the Camp Nou. At least this is what thinks Luis Enrique, that has decided to carry to Tarragona to twelve footballers of the filial to play against the Espanyol, leaving in Barcelona to the majority of his key pieces, as Leo Messi or Neymar Jr.

From here that Andreu Subies, president of the Federació Catalan of Football (FCF), have ensured that the FC Barcelona has broken the rule, although it have done it without bad faith and thinking only in the health of his players. "It is a decision that understand, but has me sorprendidor. The Competition is pactada between all the parts, and in this case, to the not fulfilling the Barcelona with the normative could be that the Espanyol asked us explanations", has explained Subies.

"They have communicated me that they are technical decisions, and from the club respect them"

"They are announcements of the first staff, and expand it until 31 players. Like the Barça has 22 players of the first staff, could go 9 of the B and go 12, that is to say, exceeds in three the number of members of the filial".

Anyway, it treats of a technical decision of Luis Enrique, and from the directive have decided to respect it thinking in the competitions of League and Champions League, as the Tuesday 1 November the Barcelona will play in the Etihad Stadium against the Manchester City. 

"They have communicated me that they are technical decisions and that from inside the club have to respect them. It has said it to me Albert Soler, that was beside the president Bartomeu before travelling to Valency for the gala of the League. It is a decision of the technical body and can not give more explanations", expresses Subies. Although the ideal would be to see to all the stars, the Barça dosifica strengths to combat the injuries. Something logical, in spite of the criticisms.

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