Barcelona Defense: Martínez Injury & Rotation Options

The march of Iñigo Martínez In the middle of the preseason to Al Nassr left a Vacuum in Barcelona. A leader in the costumes left and a stable pair of plants was broken, which has meant that This campaign is in the air. Iñigo and Cubarsí formed a great duo, left -handed and right -handed, experience and youth. Last year they were headlines together in 22 league days. In January the Basque was injured and cut the streak, Araujo returned, but he did not take the post and Iñigo returned as soon as he recovered. In the first round, Of the first 19 days, they shared the center of the rear from the start in all but three: the six, the eight and the seventeenth.

Eric and Christensen grow

The natural substitute seemed Araujo, captain of the team and has also passed through the quarry, criticized in the final stretch of the previous course by some concentration errors. The entrance of Uruguayo, perhaps the footballer of the staff with more defensive instinct, is a Small tactical change: Cubarsí has ​​to play as a left central. Flick has started the season doing tests. Cubarsí and Araujo played the first two league days, against Mallorca and Levante; But then the rest of the players have been entering. Against ray the centrals were Eric García and Christensen. Against Valencia, Cubarsí and Eric García. With the latter, the German coach tries to be fair with what is won both in the training and in the minutes it gives, that is why he has placed a couple of matches as a right side, despite the good performance of Koundé, and another pair of central, which would be his natural position. If you need it, you will also place it in the center of the field, because it is a wild card for the coach, who is delighted with his performance.

Christensen As soon as the last campaign for an injury could participate, but it is already fully recovered and is a very experienced defense that when it has been without physical problems has worked wonderfully in the Camp Nou. In June he resigned to play the matches of his selection, Denmarkagainst Lithuania and Northern Ireland to focus on the Barca preseason, and thus be able to recover the lost time in its practically blank. Tonight against Getafethe Nordic can have a new opportunity, more considering that Cubarsí is with some discomfort. The teenager retired touched in the left knee of the Champions Duel with the Newcastle And yesterday did not train with the group. Flick, anyway, did not leave the door closed to his participation. “It will be an option, we will see if from the bench or titular,” said the coach. “Everyone is playing well now,” says Christensen of his classmates. «You have to be ready for when Flick calls us. The four behind are changing a lot. You have to perform well in each game, ”added the Danish.

After the triumph of Real Madrid against Espanyol, Barça cannot fail before a team against which it is usually difficult to make goals. It is five points from the leader, with one less match.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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