CL Quarter Final: Borussia - Barca 3-5 agg.

[Loki]

Hope for a complete rest for Pedri and Lamine.

----------Sczesny
Kounde-Cubarsi-Inigo-Martin
-------Garcia--Frenkie
---Rapha--Torre--Gavi
------------Ferran

Araujo for Inigo, Fort for Kounde, Pau for Rapha, Ansu for Gavi second half.

 

[Andresito]

Hope for a complete rest for Pedri and Lamine.

----------Sczesny
Kounde-Cubarsi-Inigo-Martin
-------Garcia--Frenkie
---Rapha--Torre--Gavi
------------Ferran

Araujo for Inigo, Fort for Kounde, Pau for Rapha, Ansu for Gavi second half.

Agree but see no way of this happening. Flick is way too careful.

Balde injury should be a warning sign however. Many wanted him rested v Leganes.

 

[RedxMAK]

He should play Pablo Torre in my honest opinion

 

[TheStig]

Szczesny
Kounde Araujo Cubarsi Martin
FDJ Pedri
Yamal Gavi Rapha
Ferran

 

[Barcaman]

For the first time ever, Szczesny will join Hansi Flick in the pre-match press conference today.

 

[Gazzznigga]

If there was any match where Barca should rest players, it is this one. Tie was decided in the first leg.

1. Rest Inigo.....to eliminate risk of suspension for the Semis
2. Rest Pedri......been running all season
3. Rest Yamal.....diminishing returns setting in and eliminate risk if injuries
4. Test Gerrard Martin for full match...... against decent opposition
5. If game is well controlled and no risks, bring on Christensen 75th minute to see if he can contribute and help manage the gaps in the pivot pairing better than Garcia, for depth
6. Bring Olmo on for last 10 minutes......to get him match acclimatised.

 

[JamDav1982]

Important that Olmo can play from now until end of season.

Vastly more important than likes of Gundogan was and only question mark is fitness... but a slow/leggy Gundo every game doesnt fit this approach anyway.

Would guess FDJ/Gavi in midfield tomorrow and Fermin AM with Ferran up top.

Araujo hopefully can be trusted enough to rest legs and not pass the ball as badly as he can.

 

[serghei]

We should probably expect gala 11. Flick's rotations are dubious overall. Seems he didn't figure out so far when to rotate and when not to. Pedri should be rested. Attack should be the main one to finish off the tie. Maybe Torres for Yamal.

 

[jairzinho]

We should probably expect gala 11. Flick's rotations are dubious overall. Seems he didn't figure out so far when to rotate and when not to. Pedri should be rested. Attack should be the main one to finish off the tie. Maybe Torres for Yamal.

Balde injury might force him to rethink. Would like to see Torrents and Guille Fernandez at some point over the next coming weeks

 

[jamrock]

No chance gullie gets minutes, his development as stalled and flick likes his cousin more.

But he's still young

 

[Barcaman]

Tek should be the one who talks to press more often. Relaxed, sense of humor, modest, fluent in English.

 

[draconifire]

Inigo playing should be out of the question. We play Cuba, Eric, or Araujo.
Rest Yamal and Pedri. We don't need them.

 

[RedxMAK]

Semis bound after 6 years Insha’Allah

 

[Andresito]

None of Pedri, Yamal, Raphinha and Lewy should play 90 imo. Bench two and sub them on after 60 or so, preferably Yamal and Pedri.

Raphinha out as soon as he got his G/A.

The predicted lineups are rarely right now that we have no leaky poog in the dressing room but all of them have Yamal, Raphinha, Pedri and Frenkie as starters.

According to most media outlets:
Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin
Pedri, Frenkie
Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha
Lewy/Ferran

 

[Temptation]

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