The unexpected drop that the Barça would have to receive to the Girona

This Sunday, the FC Barcelona will face the fifth day of LaLiga Santander in the Camp Nou receiving to the Girona with the duty to win the party to protect his leadership in solitary. Until the moment, the team of Ernesto Valverde has won all the official parties so much of League, as of Champions League and Supercopa.

Of face to the party against the Girona, Ernesto Valverde could find with an unexpected drop of one of the jugadoes that was in all the quinielas to be headline in the derbi Catalan. It treats of Arthur Melo that, by fault of some no specified annoyances by the FC Barcelona, has had to do work to the margin of the group.

After not being summoned against the Real Sociedad by have not had time to prepare the meeting and to remain in the bench against the PSV Eindhoven, the duel in front of the Girona was the opportunity of gold so that the Brazilian midfield player premièred titularity in the championship suspender belt.

By the moment, the presence of the Brazilian in the eleven initial in front of the Girona is doubt, although neither descarta that it can recover and have minutes or, in the best of the cases, be headline to give him rest to Ivan Rakitic that it has played it everything. It will do lacking to expect to know if the presence of the Brazilian will be possible.

Alternatives to Arthur Melo

What seems natural is that Ivan Rakitic leave him his place to another player with less wear in his legs and, if at the end Arthur Melo can not play, Rafinha Alcántara could be his relief. Neither it is decartable that Sergi Roberto can advance his position to the right interior to accompany to Philippe Coutinho.

In front of the marathon of parties that the FC Barcelona will have to contest from now, seems evident that the rotations will be unavoidable. The team comes to play Champions League and during the next week will be able to play two parties of LaLiga, since there is day intersemanal.