Barça's defense, in picture: Injuries 'punish' Xavi

The drama of the FC Barcelona with the injuries is to study it. They have split or no, the Barcelona club is accustoming to publish a medical communiqué each week. In this, has been the one of Clément Lenglet, the one who has suffered an injury in the biceps femoral of the left thigh. The French will be drop by five weeks and leaves to Xavi Hernández with fewer options, taking in account that Eric García and Samuel Umtiti neither are available.

The central Catalan suffers an injury distal in the biceps femoral of the right thigh and would have to be available in the weeks to come, but for the moment Xavi does not have he. Samuel Umtiti, by his part, will be drop by some time after going through the operating theatre to treat a fracture in the right foot. The situation begins to be, again, dramatic for the Barça.

Only there are three available head offices for the party against the Athletic of Madrid of this Sunday (to the 16:15 hours in Spain). They will be Gerard Hammered, Ronald Araújo and Òscar Mingueza to work under the orders of Xavi Hernández, but also could thisr the possibility of Frenkie of Jong playing like head office, to the equal that did it in some parties of the past season with Ronald Koeman.

Everything aims to that Hammered and Araújo will be the couple of Barcelona head offices. The Catalan by the right and the charrúa in the left, by what will not have surprises in the alignment, but also is necessary to take in account that Ronald comes to play two parties with the selection of Uruguay in which it was demanded to the maximum and that, in spite of that has trained without problems, will remain the doubt of if it is to 100% to play the ninety minutes.

Òscar Mingueza, without the confidence of Xavi

Mingueza Started the season accumulating an important quantity of minutes and serving of alternative for the sides, both. However, his performances never were hit and remained 'portrayed' in a sinfín of opportunities. With Xavi almost has happened on tiptoe and his situation is alarming. In total, registers 1.073 minutes, delivered in 19 clashes: 13 in LaLiga, five in UCL and one in the Glass. The Barça will try to yield it to Valencia.

However, it has not played like head office, that is his natural position and with which dazzled during the past season. It will be necessary to see if Xavi recovers the confidence in him and gives him minutes, but what himself is sure is that, if there is some unforeseen with Araújo or Hammered, will be the first in jumping to the Camp Nou.