Barcelona want to continue their good form in La Liga and secure a full victory with their visit to the Vallecas stadium, a ground that has not been favourable to the Blaugrana in recent seasons. They have not won there in their last three trips. Hansi Flick is not a coach who is fond of changes. Quite the opposite. Not a fan of tinkering with what works, just after beating Athletic he was asked in the press room if against Rayo Vallecano He would start to make changes to the team to give some of his players a rest. His answer was quite categorical. “Now it is good that the players on the field know how their teammates play,” he said.
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Now, it is also true that For the first time this season it is a three-game week And we are at the start of the championship, when perhaps the players are not at 100% physically. In the case of Barcelona it does not seem that way because they have finished the duels against Valencia and Athletic in top form.
Against Rayo Vallecano, the Barça coach has made some changes to the starting line-up. However, no changes. A few small changes, such as giving Pedri a starting role against Athletic to place him in the double pivot and leaving Casadó on the bench. In this case, The only change will be in defense, where Balde leaves his place to youth player Gerard MartínThe rest will have continuity, with the line formed by Koundé, Cubarsí and Iñigo.
Where there will be no change will be in the line of the three half-points. Lamine Yamal is untouchable on the right flank and Raphinha is a regular to play just behind Lewandowski. The Brazilian is performing at a high level and Flick is also enthusiastic about his dedication and sacrifice for the team. Ferran Torres is once again the chosen one. Dani Olmoafter solving the problems with his registration in LaLiga, will wait for his chance from the bench.
At the tip of the attack, Robert Lewandowski is untouchable. The Polish striker has had a devastating start to the season with three goals in the first two league games. He scored twice at Mestalla and got the winning goal against Athletic last Saturday at the Lluís Companys.
Confirmed eleven: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Gerard Martín, Bernal, Pedri, Lamine, Raphinha, Ferran and Lewandowski.
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