After 15 demanding coaching periods, FC Barcelona gamers will lastly get their first style of match motion.
Hansi Flick’s aspect face Europa this night (20:00 CET) behind closed doorways on the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in what’s going to function the crew’s first pre-season fixture.
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Europa, who compete in Primera RFEF, arrive after a summer season of great adjustments, together with the departure of head coach Aday Benítez and a number of other key gamers comparable to Jordi Cano.
Regardless of the opposition’s rebuild, the match presents Barcelona’s children a chance to impress in a first-team atmosphere.
Three confirmed absences
And, in response to , three gamers presently coaching with the primary crew are anticipated to overlook the match.
Ronald Araujo continues to work individually after and isn’t anticipated to rejoin full coaching till the squad arrives in Birmingham. As such, he won’t be concerned within the behind-closed-doors recreation in the present day.
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Balde set to overlook the pleasant vs Europa. (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photographs)
Alejandro Balde has additionally been and has not skilled with the primary group since Saturday. Because of this, he can even not function towards Europa.
The third absentee is Hafiz Gariba, who has been unavailable since final Friday resulting from a fever and continues to be recovering.
First likelihood to impress
Though the Catalans take into account the fixture a coaching match relatively than a conventional pleasant, it represents an necessary alternative for Flick to guage his squad earlier than subsequent week’s coaching camp in England.
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Barcelona journey to Birmingham on Monday for a pre-season camp that runs till 4 August. Through the journey, they may face Birmingham Metropolis at St Andrew’s on 31 July earlier than taking over Preston North Finish in one other coaching fixture on 4 August.
For tonight’s match, Flick is anticipated to area two completely different line-ups, with one crew enjoying every half.
The German coach has a big group to select from, together with 17 gamers from Barça Atletic and Juvenil A, alongside senior stars Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Wojciech Szczesny, Andreas Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard Martin, Marc Bernal, Hector Fort and Roony Bardghji.
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Will Ter Stegen play vs Europa? (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photographs)
One remaining query issues Ter Stegen, who continues negotiations over a proposed transfer to Ajax.
With the switch nonetheless awaiting last administrative particulars, Flick could as an alternative divide the goalkeeping duties between Szczesny, Aron Yaakobishvili and teenager Iker Rodriguez.
In the meantime, Karim Adeyemi just isn’t anticipated to make his unofficial debut. Having solely accomplished Friday morning’s coaching session along with his new teammates, the German ahead is taken into account extremely unlikely to be concerned, with any look coming as a shock.
