Hansi Flick plans to make rotations for this Sunday’s game against Espanyol. Some of them are practically obligatory, since he has several players who accumulate many minutes on his legs – such as Marc Casadó and Pedri – and others also thinking about next Wednesday’s Champions League match against Red Star Belgrade..
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There are two proper names that are on everyone’s lips to take a well-deserved break: Marc Casadó and Pedri. Both have played practically everything since the national team break (Sevilla, Bayern and Real Madrid), so they could easily start on the bench this Sunday. Their alternatives have also been adding minutes for some time, so it seems that their time has come to return to the eleven. We are talking about Dani Olmo and Frenkie de Jong, who have not yet started since they returned from their injuries, so the derby is seen as the ideal scenario to continue taking steps forward. These two players would be joined by Fermín López, who already started in the Clásico.
There could also be something new in the offensive trident, since Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski are playing practically everything. Names like Pau Víctor or Ansu Fati, among others, are nominated here.
Iñaki Peña will remain under the sticks, after passing the matches against Bayern and Real Madrid with high marks, while in defense there could be some modification, but almost with a scalpel. The most likely would be to rest Alejandro Balde so that Gerard Martín could come in on the left wing.
In any case, Nor is such a brutal paradigm shift expected as the one Hansi Flick carried out against Osasuna in El Sadar, where he completed a total of six changes, thinking about the Champions League match against Young Boys, with disastrous results.ending up losing (4-2), in what has been, for now, their only defeat in LaLiga. It must be remembered that on that occasion, apart from the loss of Ter Stegen, Íñigo, Balde, Casadó, Raphinha and Yamal were reserved, giving entry to Domínguez, Martín, Pablo Torre, Eric and Pau Víctor.
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