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The way to be followed of the FC Barcelona with Coutinho and Umtiti

Published:23/11/2018 - 22:04h

Updated:24/11/2018 - 00:57h

Philippe Coutinho and Samuel Umtiti finish to recover of his respective injuries, and the FC Barcelona does not want to force his physicist more than the account of face to the demanding party against the Athletic of Madrid. Ernesto Valverde could surprise with his eleven

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The FC Barcelona exercised this Friday in the afternoon in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, hardly some minutes after the press conference of Ernesto Valverde, and did it with full normality to the hour to prepare the important party of this Saturday against the Athletic of Madrid, in Wanda Metropolitan, corresponding to the day 13 of LaLiga Santander 2018-19.

Samuel Umtiti and Philippe Coutinho, that finish to recover of both injuries, trained with normality and to full performance beside the rest of his mates, but the technical body of Ernesto Valverde has clear that does not want to force them more than the account in a so demanding duel physically as it will be it the one of the Athletic. From here that the Brazilian have fallen of the announcement.

Regarding Umtiti, if it plays will be complicated that it hold the ninety minutes. The FC Barcelona wants to have so much to one as to another to the one hundred by one hundred, and not incurring in risk of relapses neither new injuries. To all this it is necessary to add the fact that they are not so filmed to competitive level like others of his mates, that could snatch them the place in the next onces.

It would be the case of Clément Lenglet for the central Frenchman and of Rafinha, Malcom and Dembélé for the Brazilian. The best for Valverde is that will have of face to the next split a wide fan of possibilities to the hour to choose, without Ivan Rakitic that, in addition to being lesionado, neither could play the party by accumulation of cards.

The Barça can 'film' to Coutinho and Umtiti in Champions

The FC Barcelona will not force more than has it Umtiti and Coutinho, and his participation in the Athletic-Barça of this Saturday could be testimonial in the case of the French, whereas the Brazilian directly will not be present. It foresees that Valverde use the unimportant party of the next Wednesday against the PSV Eindhoven, in Champions League, to give them minutes of shooting and allow that they follow reencontrándose with the best feelings on the lawn.

The Barcelona group, in definite, exercised this Friday in the Ciutat Esportiva and ultimó the details of the preparation of face to the party against the Athletic of Madrid, in which a victory would allow to the culés give a hit on of the table in the table clasificatoria of LaLiga Santander 2018-19, that lead with a point more than Seville, Alavés and precisely the picture of Diego Pablo Simeone.

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