Hansi Flick can call the services of his influential playmaker Dani Olmo on Tuesday evening for the quarter -finals of the Champions League in Barcelona against Borussia Dortmund.
Olmo was a victim of the sharp turnaround Barcelona, which was forced by La La Liga after the international break of La Liga. Just four days after 84 minutes for Spain, the attacking midfielder damaged the adductor in his right leg while he was against Osasuna.
After a little more than two weeks on the sidelines, Olmo was back on the training ground and was added to the squad that travels to Dortmund to decide the decisive second leg of her European tie.
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Olmos Return is a considerable thrust. The former RB Leipzig playmaker brings a direct, penetrative style that does not praise many of his teammates and has an excellent record in the intimidating signal Iduna Park of Dortmund.
With three earlier visits in the corner of the Ruhr region, Olmo achieved twice and created another goal.
However, it wasn’t all good news for Barcelona. Alejandro Balde drove against Legan on Saturday evening with a thigh injury during the tight 1-0 win of the club and is expected to fail for around three weeks. This not only forecast the dismissal of the left-back in the European collision on Tuesday, but also put his participation in the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid in doubt.
Flick could already have an eye on the game at the end of April, given the comfortable position of the club in this Champions League tie. The goals of Raphinha and Lamine Yamal booked a Robert Lewandowski clip when Barcelona scored a 4-0 win against Dortmund last week against Dortmund.
The Spanish word for “hope” is somewhat “Ilusion”. Niko Kovac did not take the illusion of hope long when he was asked for a potential comeback this week. “Miracles happen all the time,” Dortmund began head coach, but we also know that Barcelona has not lost a single competition game this year. “
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