The course of Pedro Rodríguez to Chelsea and the still valid illness of Neymar will do that Rafinha Alcántara was headline in Saint Mamés against the Athletic of Bilbao this Sunday. Besides, the Brazilian will happen to occupy the functions of the attacker Canarian in the staff

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As they collect "Sport" and "MD", the recent exit of Pedro Rodríguez to Chelsea of José Mourinho has caused that, of a day for another, Rafinha Alcántara have purchased much more weight and chevrons in the staff of Luis Enrique of face to this next season 2015-16.

In fact, it foresees that the polyvalent Hispanic midfield player-Brazilian, that also can play in the position of extreme, pass to occupy from now the functions that carried out Pedro Rodríguez in the FC Barcelona to the hour to give rest to any of the components of the Barcelona trident, Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr. Neymar, precisely, drags still the paperas and this will cause that Rafinha have a lot of possibilities to be headline in the first day of League BBVA 2015-16 against the Athletic of Bilbao in Saint Mamés next Sunday.

Luis Enrique trusts fully in the provision of Rafinha and the polyvalent footballer is already much more adapted to the Barcelona game and better sample performance that the two canteranos that have risen this season to the first team, Munir The Haddadi and Sandro Ramírez. Rafinha, therefore, will be evidently the first option of the Asturian technician when it wish to give rest to any of the big stars of attack of the team, and until Aleix Vidal and Burn Turan, the two new signings of this summer, can enfundarse already the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona.

It fits to remember that Luis Enrique already bet for planting to Rafinha Alcántara in the position of left extreme in the Supercopa of Europe against the Seville. The footballer starred a big performance, arriving even to mark one of the five goals of the team, and convinced to "Struggle" in such position contesting a total of 78 minutes before being relieved in the field by Pedro. Rafinha, besides, also debuted in the League 2014-15 against the Elche, in the Camp Nou, playing of extreme and the Barça bent to his rival by a good marker of 3-0.

In this sense, anybody doubts that to day of today Rafinha is a player much more mature that Munir and Sandro and that, therefore, his performance will be much more immediate and beneficial for the team. This does not want to say, clear is, that the two canteranos risen this campaign to the first team enjoy of fewer minutes. On the contrary. The course of Pedro Rodríguez to Chelsea has opened them a big opportunity to win to Luis Enrique and, especially, to the Barcelona fans.