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Apart from the game vs. Real Dembélé was struggling too. He was a different beast before his injury (the one before the recent one). I expect the same approach like in the Copa return-leg vs. Sevilla. Kill the tie asap and never stop going for the next goal.

I don't get it. Everything should be fine. There are other Brazilians in the team, Suárez is an old friend, life quality in Barcelona is much better than in Liverpool. Must be a mental issue. Time to hire someone to fix that. In the end everyone had to handle their weaknesses to reach their...

The sad reality is that if Ernie swapped Dembélé in earlier vs. Roma, Barça would've been through to the next round.

No need to worry. A 2-1 win in Lyon would've been more worrysome tbh. The team knows that they have to win in order to qualify for the next round and they will be motivated accordingly. Losing the first or a 0-0 is better than a comfortable win for this team. Like Copa vs. Sevilla. They were...

He is wearing Arda's #7 shirt. I'm a big fan of that number but in Barcelona it is cursed. Cou needs to take back that #14. But seriously, I fail to draw a conclusion to what happened with Cou this season.

Dembélé will play on the right, so Vinicius will be pushed back for 10-15 metres while Reguilon can't allow himself to push forward that much. Magically, Roberto will look better than Semedo and this will lead to him playing all the big games as RB again. :valverde:

Sums it up perfectly. Dembélé should start on the right on Saturday. His link-up play with Semedo is much better than his options on the left. Semedo had to deal with Reguilón and Vinicius on his own. Reguilón can't allow himself so much freedom offensively with Dembélé on his side. Should be...

A surprise line-up isn't necessary. Dembélé starting is something new compared to previous Clásicos and is an upgrade.

Additionally, (provided that Lucas plays again on RW) the left side of RM is weaker defensively since Vinicius isn't known for hard work off the ball. Playing Dembélé on the right gives Barça more advantages since Semedo is a different beast with a winger in front of him too.

Didn't know how to spell them, that's why I wrote Real V. :valverde2:

Can't be true. Arthur only missed 3 games since his injury IIRC. (Lyon, Bilbao, Real V.)

https://www.transfermarkt.de/fc-barcelona/leistungsdaten/verein/131 Just click on the clock and players get ranked with minutes played. Don't think that bad depth of squad is a problem. The bench is much better than it was 2 years ago imo. Problem is Valverde not having enough trust in those...

Maybe the idea behind that was that Semedo is the far more pacey fullback so they wanted him to play the Alba-role with Messi in. Semedo had his best games with a right winger in front of him. He is really good at combination play but looked kinda lost without Dembélé/Malcom because he had none...

Philipp Lahm once said that it is very hard to play on the other side when you're used to one. Everything is different, you have to change your whole game. Maybe you can compare it with driving in England. It's like a brainfuck.

Dembélé comes from an injury and will get probably half an hour. Even if his injury wasn't a major one. Ease him in. Don't think it is Cou over Dembélé again. There is no reason for that.

The premier league was a nice addition, but in the end I'm more than happy to be able to watch nearly all of Barças games for that little amount. Yep, their offer is insane. You also have Serie A, Ney's farmers league, Europa League, ~75% of CL games, NFL redzone, NBA and much more. That's the...

Damn, I feel really bad for you guys. I pay 5€ for the streaming service DAZN and they stream La Liga, Copa and CL in Austria. Of course, there is an app for Smart TVs too. Reminds me of the old times when I had to look for bad quality streams to watch Barça games. :unzue:

31 scorer points in 20 games. Insane.

Well, with Busquets being suspended there is no room for more rotation in midfield. btw. Piqué: 2610 minutes played Rakitic: 2477 minutes played

He is the player with most minutes this season. Desperately needs some rest, but the schedule is very tough these days and hardly gives opportunities for experiments. Happy birthday btw.