Ernesto Valverde decided not risking with Samuel Umtiti

After an intense party of Champions, the FC Barcelona went back this Sunday to the Camp Nou, with the intention to seal a plenary of victories before leaving to the meetings of selections. Between the theorists titled of the meeting appeared Samuel Umtiti, but finally the central did not play neither a minute.

The explanation after the party seems quite simple: Ernesto Valverde does not want risks. In this season is all an adventure hit which will be the eleven that will present the Barcelona, but in this case the decision was quite predictable. The Frenchman did to jump the alarms after an action of the duel against the Sporting after which could him see limping, and although it trained the rest of the week with normality, was substituted by Javier Mascherano.

The technician achieved with this movement kill two birds of a shot. The Argentinian follows enchufado after his third enfrenamiento complete consecutive, and Umtiti has some minutes of rest that will come him well to forget possible annoyances and download the legs before travelling with his selection. To his turn the Barça will cross with the Athletic, and then yes that there will be place for doubts.

French doubts

Although in the Barça is one of the most stood out players, with the French selection Samuel Umtiti is not indisputable headline. Didier Deschamps has doubted with others of the options that has to his disposal but the 'bleus' can not despistarse if they want to close his direct pass to the World-wide of Russia.

Although they kept an important distance with regard to the classified second, an unexpected tie home against the modest Luxembourg has left to Sweden to only a point. Add two victories against Bulgaria and Byelorussia will be more important that never.