The Barça-Lyon, even more important for Samuel Umtiti

Samuel Umtiti faces definitely one of the most special parties give that it arrived to the FC Barcelona. The French defence will go back to share terrain of game with the Olympique of Lyon, although this time to confront to the team that saw him be born like footballer. The most likely is that it split from the bench, when having to take still rhythm of game and not being able to compete, in this appearance, with the couple Hammered-Lenglet.

It was as it was, the Barça-Lyon will be very special for Umtiti. The central Frenchman arrived to the quarry of the French team in 2002, in which it began to play like federado occupying the position of forward. More forward it happened to the midfield, and already in categories higher began to occupy the position with which has won the recognition of the world-wide football.

In 2011 it made the pre-season with the first team, and in January of 2012 debuted like professional in the Glass of France. This same year, in March, attained to sign his first professional agreement, evidenciando be one of the big promises of the team in his last years.

Already installed in the staff of the first team, during his first season in Tie it 1 played 18 parties, and with 19 years posited like the key piece in the defensive axis of the team. In the following campaign debuted in European competition, when then the Lyon found contesting the UEFA Europe League.

A campaign afterwards, in the 2013-2014, gave the jump to the Champions League at the same time that his paper in the team went agrandando increasingly. The Lyon did not achieve to happen of the phase of groups, but arrived to the chambers of the Europe League. It was in 2016 when it reached his split number 100 with the T-shirt of the first team of the OL, and this same year, in summer, arrived to Can Barça after having turned into one of the best head offices of the world, something that confirmed during the UEFA Euro 2016 with the selection 'bleu'.

Samuel Umtiti struggles by 'resurrect' in the Barça

In the two years that accumulates like blaugrana, Umtiti has known to exert the work that comports to be central of the FC Barcelona, and has grown even more like footballer. His exit of balloon is of the best of the world-wide panorama, and his speed and power in the area have turned him into the best couple of dance of Gerard Hammered.

This season, Samuel Umtiti almost has not been able to play by fault of the injuries. His place has occupied it, surrendering to big level, Clément Lenglet. However, along this last month has begun to have minutes, first in Seville and also in the last party in front of the Ray. We will see if it arrives with sufficient strength as to be the elected of Valverde and reappear in Champions against the team of his life. If it is not like this and it remains in the bench, will suffer like a culé more in the terracings of the Camp Nou.