Barcelona are scheduled to play in the Champions League this evening after brief visits into the Europa League. The evening of Wednesday, at 21:00 CEST at which time the Blaugrana will be welcoming Viktoria Plzen to the Camp Nou.Ahead of the match , manager Xavi Hernandez said there could be rotations in the game that could see players such as Franck Kessie make his first game. Ansu Fati
Sport expect that the rotations will be relatively light they will be light, with the most significant announcement being the first game under Xavi Hernandez to replace Ansu Fati. The young starlet is in the process of being brought back into the fold , but has not played since the 6th of November last year, when he played Celta Vigo.
The central defenders will be rotated and Gerard Pique and Andreas Christensen taking over Eric Garcia and Ronald Araujo. Frenkie de Jong could fill as a replacement for Gavi as well.
Mundo Deportivo have forecast a similar lineup, however, with Sergi Roberto taking the starting spot in front of Pique and Raphinha, instead of Ousmane Dembele.
If Kessie is not able to make it this could lead to his fellow Ivorian national questioning the validity of his spot within the team since it is a perfect chance to give him a chance.
Ansu Fati Gerard Moreno and Alvaro Morata are three strikers in LaLiga that, if they are playing a particularly good run of matches, could be gifted to help Spain to win their first World Cup this winter.
It’s only 90 days to go before La Roja kick off against Costa Rica in Doha, one month to go until Spain take on Switzerland in their final warm-up before the World Cup, which means that Luis Enrique’s shrewd concentration on details will be focused at DEFCON 1 right now regarding his possible squad members their form, behavior and fitness. The three players who are able to form an orthodox 4-3-3 formation -that is, Ansu right, Morata in the middle and Moreno on the rightexperienced distinctly different results at their club over the weekend, the Spanish manager will be drawing crucial conclusions.