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Eric Garcia was named in Barcelona’s beginning lineup to face Bayern Munich final week, however an premature harm in a pre-match warm-up pressured him out of the equation.
The supervisor changed him with Fermin Lopez, and the remaining is historical past because the La Masia starlet recorded two key passes, and two assists and created as many huge probabilities.
Eric Garcia set to overlook Espanyol derby
With an harm to his adductor muscle, Garcia was initially anticipated to return in time to face Espanyol later this week in La Liga, however SPORT brings to mild that it could not materialise.
The defender didn’t prepare with the primary crew earlier at present in Barcelona’s penultimate coaching session forward of the derby.
Whereas his restoration goes properly and he has returned to coaching in some capability, he was nonetheless working away from the group individually.
Set to overlook the derby. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
The participant is thus anticipated to overlook the Catalan derby on Sunday and should properly make it just for the UEFA Champions League conflict midweek.
Hansi Flick calls a alternative
As a substitute, Flick has known as up younger Andres Cuenca to affix the crew in Friday’s session to fill in Garcia’s boots and take his place within the squad.
Cuenca has skilled with the primary crew on a number of events however spent the final month with the B crew underneath Albert Sanchez’s command. He has even made his debut for the membership within the crew’s conflict towards Younger Boys earlier this season.
The supervisor is predicted to offer Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo begins towards Espanyol and the third participant to affix them in midfield can be between Pedri and Marc Casado.
Cuenca will thus not see any motion as a defensive midfield which has been Garcia’s area of interest this season however can hope for fringe minutes at centre-back ought to Inigo Martinez or Pau Cubarsi some off.
