FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez will make 4 key modifications to the aspect that beat Napoli within the Champions League midweek when it faces Atletico Madrid on the Metropolitano for a closing La Liga conflict earlier than the worldwide break.
Xavi defined that he has seen an elevated sense of optimism across the membership of his life because it assured qualification to the talked about elite European competitors’s quarterfinals for the primary time in 4 years.
He did additionally comment that the foe Barca has been pitted towards in Paris Saint-Germain is likely one of the “worst” it may hope to come across, on the similar time his former supervisor now on the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique, stated it was “like Christmas”.
Barca is not going to head out on the continent till subsequent month and has home enterprise to cope with first.
As Girona misplaced to Getafe on Saturday, beating Atletico Madrid for the second time this season will assist them safe second place by a single level, and stay eight behind leaders Actual Madrid, earlier than worldwide soccer takes over the calendar.
For the late night time partidazo in Spain, Xavi will make 4 key modifications to his workforce that beat Napoli 3-1 on the night time and 4-2 on combination within the Montjuic Stadium.
With the Portuguese saying he likes “spicy” atmospheres, the primary will likely be none aside from the scorer of the one aim of the sport when these two outfits final met in Joao Felix.
On mortgage in Catalonia from dad or mum membership Atleti, Felix takes the left wing spot again from Raphinha, who in flip replaces Lamine.
Heading again to protection, Marc-Andre ter Stegen will man the aim and was anticipated to be protected by a again line of Joao Cancelo, Pau Cubarsi, Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde.
As revealed by the squad listing, nonetheless, Cancelo has suffered a last-minute setback and will likely be changed by Hector Fort.
In midfield, it’s a trio of Ilkay Gundogan, captain Sergi Roberto and Fermin Lopez.
Roberto is the fourth main alteration, coming in for Andreas Christensen.
As partly-mentioned, that entrance three incorporates Joao Felix on the left with Robert Lewandowski between him and Raphinha on the appropriate.
FC Barcelona Beginning XI Vs. Atletico Madrid: Ter Stegen; Fort, Cubarsi, Araujo, Kounde; Roberto, Gundogan, Fermin; Felix, Lewandowski, Raphinha