Riqui Puig in a party with the Barça

NOT PLAYING SINCE MARCH 13

Riqui Puig 'missing in action': He hasn't played for Barça for 10 games

Published:2/05/2022 - 17:35h

Updated:2/05/2022 - 17:35h

Xavi Hernandez again left on the bench the 90 minutes at the wheel Riqui Puig. Barça won 2-1 against Mallorca and the Canterano, being the only alternative for the midfield, saw how the three starters played the 90 minutes

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The canterano Riqui Puig follows having to the bench like his more recurrent place. Although with the arrival of Xavi Hernández the steering wheel trusted can have more leadership in the first staff, his participation with the technician of Terrassa also is being sporadic and almost non-existent. So much so dand the last 10 meetings of the FC Barcelona, the Spanish has not seen action neither an alone minute.

In 7 crashes of League and 3 of Europe League the midfield player of Matadepera has not been taken into account, still when Pedri remained lesionado in the turn in front of the Eintracht and Nico recently fracturó the fourth finger of the left foot. In front of the Mallorca, this Sunday, Puig went back to remain in the banking by technical decision and saw like Busquets, Of Jong and Gavi -admonished to the 35'- contested the 90 minutes in the victory like venue 2-1.

In spite of the drops and to be the only alternative like mediocampista in the bank, Xavi preferred to keep to the three headlines like intocables during all the meeting. To find the last participation of Riqui in a party like Barcelona it is necessary to trace back to the past 13 March, in the Barça-Osasuna, where contested the last 17 minutes and contributed in the triumph 4-0. The player annotated the last so much only three minutes after ingresar to the terrain of game.

The data puts even more negative if we review that previous to this 13 March had played the 90 minutes, his only of the season, in the visit to Mallorca on 2 January. The canterano also would play 45 minutes in front of the Sportive Linarez in Glass on 5 January and 8 minutes in February in front of the Napoles. Of the 33 official parties that has directed up to now Xavi in the Barça, Puig has participated only in eight of them and being title an alone time.

The future of Riqui

With agreement until June of 2023, and seeing his little participation in the team, the interior has all the focuses to be one of which abandon the Barça this next summer, although the player keeps the illusion. "Barcelona is my city, have to my family, to my friends, am very happy and want to triumph here", declared recently Riqui, that seems to expect patiently his opportunity to strengthen in the staff culé.

From the sportive direction see to the player like a possibility to generate some entry with his sale, to the not having plans at present to renew him. Andl player also could be included like part of some operation and like this abaratar costs, as in the case of Javi Galán, left side of the Celtic of Vigo.

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