Three left-backs and a centre-back: this was Xavi's experiment

The FC Barcelona confronted a hard examination this Sunday in the duel in front of the Celtic of Vigo. The corresponding party to the eighth day of the season 2022-2023 of LaLiga Santander showed transcendental for the Barcelona in his research to keep the leadership of the local championship, since the Real Madrid fulfilled his 'task' when defeating to the Getafe the past Saturday. Like this then , the culés left backwards the 'stumble' suffered the previous Tuesday in front of the Inter of Milan and knew to suffer to achieve the three points in front of the 'celestial'.

However, the Catalan group arrived to the meeting in front of the directed by the 'Chacho' Coudet with a retaguardia extremely mermada after the injury of Andreas Christensen. In the duel in front of the 'neroazzurri', the Danish abandoned the terrain of game when suffering a sprain of ankle and joined to Jules Koundé, Ronald Araújo and Héctor Bellerín in the list of drops in defence of the square blaugrana. By this reason, Xavi Hernández saw in the obligation of 'experience' and went out to the field of the Spotify Camp Nou with three left sides! In his alignment.

Far to change his diagram, two of these three footballers showed his capacity of adaptation when fulfilling a little usual role in his game. In the first place, Alejandro Balde advanced to Sergi Roberto in the 'career' by the right band and did charge of the right-handed lane. Although it is a position 'unknown' for the canterano, the player went back to do 'gala' of his depth and showed colaborativo so much in attack as in defence, winning the recognition of all the presents in the Estadi before being substituted to the minute 75.

By his part, Marcos Alonso was the big novelty of the technician of Terrassa, that opted for leaving in the bench to Eric García, the another available natural head office in the staff, to give him step to the Madrilenian. Like this then , the ex defender of Chelsea put the 'overall' and fulfilled his duties in the centre of the saga, accompanying to Gerard Hammered and resolving with security the played that gestaban by his side, although at the end of the party suffered more than the account like all the team.

Jordi Alba, the only 'natural'

Finally, Jordi Alba was the elected by Xavi to visit the left lane in front of the 'célticos'. Without changing of position, the one of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat played one of his best parties in the last times, especially in the first part. Deep by the band in attack and resolutivo in defence, of his boots was born the only goal of the meeting when sending a pass 'surgical' in long to Gavi, that later commanded a centre to the area whose rebound was hunted by Pedri. Of this way and although it went diluting with the happen of the minutes, the '18' gives a hit in the table.