GÜNDOGAN COULD BE A SUBSTITUTE
Xavi's plan in case Gündogan is not 100%
Ílkay Gündogan has entered the FC Barcelona squad to receive Real Betis, but there are doubts about whether he will be able to start. In case he has to stay on the bench, Xavi Hernández has his defined plan
The FC Barcelona takes action this Saturday in LaLiga EA Sports after the stop of selections. Xavi Hernández has included in the announcement to all his available players, including to a Ílkay Gündogan that splits between cottons after the hit that received in the back in a friendly with Germany. Although it is not at all grave, are many the options that it remain in the bench.
And it is that the trainer egarense has done reference to the important that will be the rotations in this stretch of the season, in which they will contest seven parties in four weeks. It goes to be an authentic marathon and Xavi will have to take care very well to his players. Thus, no descarta that it can finish leaving to the midfield player Teutonic in the bench this Saturday in the visit of the Real Betis to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, from the 21:00 hours (9:00 PM, CEST).
Gündogan Conditions everything
Gündogan Comes being an indisputable player in the plans of the Barça in these first four parties of the season. It has been indisputable and essential part of the diagram of four midfield players, by what in case that it was not available, is very likely that Xavi see forced to change his drawing for 'compensate' the creativity in the medullary with the absence of the ex of the Manchester City.
Everything seems to indicate to that the picture blaugrana could go back to the 4-3-3 with Gavi accompanying to Oriol Romeu and Frenkie of Jong in the medullary. They would leave a vacancy in the forward and everything seems to indicate to that it will be Ferran Torres the one who carry the prize with his first titularity of the season. It would split like left extreme, to accompany to Robert Lewandowski and to a Lamine Yamal that it is winning an indisputable place in the XI of Xavi.
Xavi, very to taste with Ferran Torres
Already in the previous press conference to the party against the Betis, the one of Terrassa had applauded the 'renacer' of Ferran Torres in this start of season: "Practically they have laughed of him, that did not serve, and looks what has done. It is an example. Has a big mental strength. Tenemos Confidence in him. It has won it to him. It is exemplary".
