Hansi Flick saw a lot, but even he admitted that Barcelona’s comeback triumph about Benfica was different from everything he had experienced before.
Barca’s victory in Lisbon was one of these inexplicable successes. It was a fight in which Flick’s team had no right to win, but Raphinha’s last goal ensured that the Catalans caught up with a 2: 4 deficit. In terms of importance, this was not a “Remontada”, but victory will enable them to relax a bit on Wednesday evening and to secure their place in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Therefore, there will be not many changes in the team on Tuesday evening, since Flick has reluctantly made changes in the past few weeks.
So Barcelona could compete against the recovered Valencia on Sunday evening.
TW: Inaki Pena – Wojciech Szczesny was one of the many chaos agents in Lisbon, and he certainly played himself out of the team. Inaki Pena will return on Sunday.
RB: Jules Kounde – Counds are still in dangerous situations in the last third, although he was unable to improve his goal balance a week. Nevertheless, the Frenchman was an outstanding player for Barca this season.
CB: Ronald Araujo – The captain remains susceptible to the ball and hardly spilled fame on Tuesday evening. However, Barcelona chose him and he will keep his place in the heart of Flick’s defense.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – Cubarsi assumes even more responsibility in possession of the ball if he plays alongside Araujo. Inigo Martinez continues to be missing, while Andreas Christensen has hardly been seen since his surviving injury.
LB: Alejandro Balde – It has been a while ago that we have seen Balde in the best form, but the Spanish left -back has performed excellently in the past few weeks and showed signs that he regained its shape from the time before the Achilles tendon injury.
Cm: Marc Casado – Casado has hardly had a break since his integration, but Flick should give him a breather next week when Barcelona Atalanta welcomes his last league phase game.
Cm: Pedri – The cheerful Spaniard played a key role in Barca’s catch -up on the entire peninsula on Tuesday and is said to come closer to a contract extension that will undoubtedly go hand in hand with a ridiculous exit clause.
RM: Lamine Yamal – Tuesday was a rare off-evening for Yamal, which can still do chaos if it is not in color. The teenager has not scored a goal in La Liga since the end of October.
Am: Gavi – Dani Olmo is questionable because of a calf injury and it is expected that Fermin Lopez against Atalanta will put a proper run. We all enjoy Gavi’s reinvention as an advanced midfielder in Flick’s line -up.
LM: Raphinha – The hero of the Tuesday evening has so often triumphed for Barcelona this season. Do you whisper it, but does the Brazilian play into the Ballon d’Or competition?
ST: Robert Lewandowski – The experienced striker scored two goals when Barca caught up in the second leg. Lewandowski scored six goals in four games against Valencia.