In spite of the injuries of Samuel Umtiti and Leo Messi, two men usually titled in the alignments of the FC Barcelona, Luis Enrique is able this season to take out equally onces competitive and at the same time reserve to important players like Ivan Rakitic, Andrés Iniesta and Jordi Alba, thing that did this Saturday against the Sporting of Gijón in The Molinón.
The FC Barcelona had characterised in the two last seasons for having a short staff, with an eleven of gala that possibly was the best of the world, but with a bench that till lately was not worthy of the Barça and generated a descompensación of quality regarding the players theoretically titled of the changing room.
Now, with the sale and signing of some footballers, the FC Barcelona has transformed what was an eleven of luxury in a staff of gala, since without explaining to the usual headlines can form also alignments of full guarantees to compete to the maximum level.
Lucas Digne, Mathieu, Burn Turan, Rafinha and André Gomes were the main novelties in the eleven of the Barça this Saturday, whereas in the bench remained the "previously mentioned" headlines more other players of quality like Mascherano, Cillessen, Paco Alcácer or Denis Suárez, these three last incorporated during the summer.
It thinks in the present while it plants an eye in the future, reinforcing positions with players that will grow exponencialmente during the next months as long as they have of the necessary minutes for this.
Therefore, although at the beginning of the season can give split like the one of the Alavés, the true is that, when all the new members of the staff join up to the game of the team and have minutes of progressive way, the Barça can grow a lot to half term this campaign 2016-17. The aim, as always, will be the titles.