Deprived of many players, FC Barcelona will present a team with several young players for the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League against Napoli, Tuesday evening in Montjuic.
After a 1-1 draw at the Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, FC Barcelona meets the Partenopei in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League, Tuesday evening (9 p.m.) at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, on the heights of Montjuic. Three weeks after the first round, Xavi is now without two of his best players, Frenkie De Jong and Pedri.
Barça will present a particularly young eleven since Pau Cubarsi (17 years old), in central hinge alongside Ronald Araujo, Fermin Lopez (20 years old), in the midfield alongside Ilkay Gündogan, and Lamine Yamal (16 years old) , on the right wing at the expense of Raphinha, left to start. Sergi Roberto, another player from La Masia, could be revived and bring his experience to this great poster.
Joao Félix also holder
In the offensive sector, in addition to a striking Yamal during the trip to Campania, Joao Félix has chances of starting on the left wing of the Blaugranas’ 4-3-3, in order to feed Robert Lewandowski (or rather to try his luck while alone). Ferran Torres is not back on his feet in time.
Among the other players trained at the club, Iñaki Peña and Oriol Romeu will be on the bench, youngsters Mikayil Faye, Héctor Fort and Marc Guiu are likely to be in the squad, while Alejandro Balde and Gavi are unavailable. As a reminder, Pedri was recruited from Las Palmas, with whom he had started in the Segunda Division
The probable line-up of Barça (according to Sport): Ter Stegen – Koundé, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo – Fermin Lopez or Sergi Roberto, Christensen, Gündogan – Yamal, Lewandowski, Joao Félix.
