Flick calls up 18-year-old Barcelona starlet to coaching forward of Atletico Madrid conflict

Flick calls up 18-year-old Barcelona starlet to coaching forward of Atletico Madrid conflict

Barcelona return to motion in La Liga tomorrow as they face off fellow title-challengers Atletico Madrid in a conflict of giant implications.

The Blaugrana have but to beat Atletico this season, shedding the reverse fixture in La Liga again in December after which being held to a draw within the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final conflict.

New face in coaching

As Barcelona kicked off preparations for the sport in opposition to Los Rojiblancos, there was a brand new face within the coaching session within the type of goalkeeper Max Bonfill, studies Mundo Deportivo.

The 18-year-old shot-stopper is part of the Juvenil A setup below Juliano Belletti and has featured as soon as within the UEFA Youth League this season.

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✍️ El jugador Max Bonfill ha signat en presència del directiu @SolerFerre i el director del Futbol Formatiu, José Ramon Alexanco, la continuïtat al Membership en la seva etapa juvenil#FCBMasia 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/zffLQvZicL

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Bonfill had been a part of a coaching session with the first-team squad earlier this week as properly and has now been referred to as up once more by supervisor Hansi Flick on the eve of the sport in opposition to Atletico Madrid.

Bonfill’s presence is especially as a result of Ander Astralaga and Diego Kochen are with the reserve crew, who this afternoon play in opposition to Tarazona for his or her survival within the Primera RFEF.

In the meantime, Aron Yaakobishvili and Eder Aller are with the Juvenil A crew who will play the ultimate of the Copa del Rey Juvenil in opposition to Zaragoza on Sunday midday.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen and Marc Bernal are the one absentees because of accidents for Barcelona as they get set to tackle Diego Simeone’s facet.