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BATTLE FOR THE LEAD

The doubts of Ernesto Valverde for the Eibar-Barça

Published:18/10/2019 - 15:37h

Updated:18/10/2019 - 15:37h

Barça visits Eibar this Saturday for its nineth game of LaLiga, and Ernesto Valverde has some doubts to face the match. The coach has to value the best options for his line-up in search of a new victory

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After some marked weeks by the football of selections, the calendar of the FC Barcelona goes back to have priority, and returns with a demanding visit to the Eibar. The Catalans find in full fight by the leadership of LaLiga and pretend to continue with his recent series of victories, to put pressure to a Real Madrid that neither will have eases against a RCD Mallorca that it wants to present battle in Sound Moix.

Although it already is official that the Classical will have to expect, the culés play it to him equally in the trip to Guipúzcoa, and have checked to spare that there is not small rival. The three points are importantísimos to keep the recovered good feelings far of the Camp Nou, where before surpassing with solvency to the Getafe fell two defeats in front of Athletic Club and Granada and a suffered tie in front of Osasuna.

Thinking in the alignment against the 'armeros', Ernesto Valverde has some doubts for resolving, explaining that his only aim is the triumph. In what it finish the commitment, will be able to think without problems in the next challenges in the Champions and in the championship of the regularity, but until then, the only that matters is the duel against the pupilos of José Luis Mendilibar.

The doubts of Valverde in the alignment of the Barça

Defence

The technician has very clear that the headline in the goal will be Marc-André ter Stegen, but the saga is one of the most discussed lines. To start with, Gerard Hammered and Ronald Araujo will not be available by injury, and the most likely is that Jean-Clair Todibo and Clément Lenglet form couple in the axis, taking into account that Samuel Umtiti carries several weeks stopped and needs to take rhythm after receiving the high this same Friday.

The sides neither are defined to day of today, although they exist some tracks of which would be his intentions. As Nélson Semedo participated in the international commitments of Portugal, could go in in the rotations and yield his place to Sergi Roberto, if it is that this does not go in in the bet of the centre of the field. Instead, in the left-handed lane, Jordi Alba could be by in front of Junior Firpo, since although both return after his physical problems, the Catalan already was in the bench in the meeting in front of the Seville.

Centre of the field

The centre of the field also has several incógnitas for resolving, since the most rested footballers are those in which Valverde has trusted less in this start of campaign. Frenkie Of Jong, Arthur and Arturo Vidal, the new tripleta in the medullary, saw demanded with Holland, Brazil and Chile, whereas others like Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic and Carles Aleñá carry less wear in his legs.

Forward

It seems quite evident that Leo Messi and Luis Suárez will be headlines, and could guess who will be the crack that accompany them. In spite of having recovered to time, Carles Pérez had physical problems the past week, and beside Ansu Fati could expect his turn in the bench. If the Txingurri does not decant by the youngsters, will do it by Antoine Griezmann, that played two parties with France but rested against the Seville, where played the today sanctioned Ousmane Dembélé. The Argentinian and the Uruguayan took a break during the stop of October.

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