After securing a snug development by way of to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a win towards Benfica, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona will now flip their focus to a decisive La Liga match vs. Atletico Madrid this Sunday.
The Blaugrana are set to sq. off towards Los Rojiblancos two instances in two weeks – first within the league this weekend after which within the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on April 2.
Main change incoming
Now, based on , Barcelona supervisor Flick is ready to make a significant change to the beginning lineup for Sunday’s La Liga encounter towards Atletico Madrid.
Barring any surprises, the German tactician seems set to bench captain and key defender Ronald Araujo in favour of teenage prodigy Pau Cubarsi.
The defensive partnership of Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez has excelled for Barça this season and has been Flick’s most well-liked mixture even after Araujo’s return from harm.
Nonetheless, towards Benfica, the supervisor needed to make do with out Cubarsi, who was suspended after a purple card within the first leg, changing him with Araujo.
The Uruguayan worldwide delivered a stable all-round show, .
However with the large recreation towards Atletico arising on Sunday, the Barcelona head coach is predicted to revert to his first-choice centre-back pairing of Cubarsi and Martinez, .
Pairing the Spanish duo within the backline shall be Jules Kounde and Inigo Martinez because the full-backs on the correct and left sides, respectively.