Barcelona have made a change in its pre-match protocol for Tuesday’s Champions League conflict towards Benfica, experiences .
As an alternative of the standard pre-match press convention that includes each a participant and the top coach for European fixtures, solely Hansi Flick will converse to the media.
Following the on Saturday, Barcelona requested that UEFA permit them to forgo a participant’s participation within the press convention.
The governing physique agreed with out problem, because the membership seeks to guard a squad nonetheless reeling from the emotional shock of the sudden loss.
Flick might be chargeable for answering journalists’ questions in what could possibly be an uncommon press convention, with discussions doubtless extending past soccer issues for the primary time for the reason that tragedy.
Earlier than the press convention, Barcelona will maintain their closing coaching session at 11:00 AM in preparation for Tuesday’s essential fixture.
The squad already educated on Sunday and now faces the troublesome job of staying targeted and aggressive amidst the emotional turmoil.
The Catalan giants secured an vital 1-0 victory towards Benfica, placing them in a robust place for the second leg.
Flick’s staff managed to win regardless of being lowered to 10 males after the Twenty third-minute dismissal of Pau Cubarsi.
The teen will thus be suspended for the reverse fixture and as issues stand Ronald Araujo seems the likeliest to switch Cubarsi on the coronary heart of the Barça defence towards Bruni Lage’s facet.