{"id":54761,"date":"2025-10-18T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/flick-responds-to-injury-plague-by-calling-up-la-masia-players_315050_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:33:13","slug":"flick-responds-to-injury-plague-by-calling-up-la-masia-players_315050_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/flick-responds-to-injury-plague-by-calling-up-la-masia-players_315050_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Flick responds to Barcelona’s injury plague by drawing from La Masia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hansi Flick surprised everyone by calling up Juan Hern\u00e1ndez and Xavi Espart for the match against Girona. In addition, the manager is betting on Toni Fern\u00e1ndez in the starting XI. La Masia, to the rescue in the face of the injury crisis<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona<\/strong> hosted Girona<\/strong> this Saturday with a lineup and bench full of youth players. Of the eleven chosen by Hansi Flick<\/a> to start matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26, six are players trained at La Masia<\/strong>. The youngest and the big novelty, Toni Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>.<\/p>

The player from Rub\u00ed debuts in the League at 17<\/strong> and becomes the second footballer born in 2008 to debut this season in the tournament. The first, Dro Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a> against Real Sociedad, also as a starter. Bar\u00e7a is dragging 7 casualties due to injury<\/a> and Flick has not hesitated to draw on the youth academy to awaken a team that comes from two consecutive defeats.<\/p>

First big opportunity in the League for Toni Fern\u00e1ndez<\/h2>
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Toni Fern\u00e1ndez seizes his opportunity in the Daegu-Bar\u00e7a match: a goal and promising details<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

For Toni Fern\u00e1ndez, the match against Girona will be his first big opportunity at Bar\u00e7a. The forward had already played 9 minutes in January against Barbastro (in the Copa del Rey)<\/a> and even had the pleasure of scoring a goal against Daegu<\/a> in the last friendly match of the Asian tour.<\/p>

In matchday 9 of LaLiga, the ’29’ started as the reference in the area<\/strong>, while Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford took care of the wings. Flick opted for a very offensive team, more with a 4-3-3 than with the usual 4-2-3-1 that the team uses as its base scheme since the German’s arrival on the bench.<\/p>

“Toni has trained very well. It’s his second year with us. I’m very happy with him and that’s why he’s making his debut today<\/strong>,” the Bar\u00e7a coach told ‘DAZN’ before the match.<\/p>

La Masia, Featured in Bar\u00e7a’s Squad List Against Girona<\/h2>

Of the 23 called up by Flick against Girona<\/a>, 15 are youth players trained at La Masia. The main new additions were the attacking midfielder Juan Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and the right-back Xavi Espart<\/strong>. Both have already turned 18 and have been important for Bar\u00e7a Atl\u00eatic, which is managed by Juliano Belletti.<\/p>

“It’s important to recover the injured players. The important thing is to manage the minutes of these players coming back from injury<\/strong>,” argued Flick before the start of the match. <\/p>