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FC Barcelona returned to coaching immediately with a decreased squad because of the giant variety of worldwide gamers nonetheless away with their nationwide groups.
The Blaugrana are all set to tackle Osasuna of their rescheduled La Liga fixture on Thursday, March 27, and preparations for a similar bought underway immediately.
Though the three Barça gamers from Spain’s Underneath-21 workforce – Fermin Lopez, Pablo Torre, and Gerard Martin – have been launched by the RFEF and joined coaching immediately, supervisor Hansi Flick has nonetheless needed to flip to the reserves to make up numbers.
Alexis Olmedo, Ruben Lopez known as up
As such, Flick selected to name up two versatile children, Alexis Olmedo and Ruben Lopez, to coach with the Barcelona first-team gamers immediately, studies SPORT.
Neither Olmedo nor Lopez is a daily in first-team periods, so their call-up immediately was a nice shock.
Primarily a right-sided centre-back, Olmedo has additionally crammed in at right-back when wanted. The 19-year-old is understood for his velocity, wonderful tackling, and composure when enjoying out from the again. His aerial capability is one other asset.
Alexis Olmedo (R) educated with the primary workforce immediately. (Photograph by TOM GOYVAERTS/BELGA MAG/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
The La Masia graduate has been on Flick’s radar since he joined the primary workforce for pre-season final summer season.
Having just lately overcome a muscle damage that stored him sidelined for 2 months, Olmedo returned to motion for Barça Atletic earlier this month and educated with the senior workforce immediately.
Lopez, a central midfielder, who has crammed in at left-back just lately for Barça Atletic, has solely been with the Blaugrana since final summer season. He has additionally operated as a defensive midfielder and even with no consideration winger.
Flick has had much less contact with Lopez, though this isn’t the primary time the 20-year-old has educated with the primary workforce. He was additionally known as up through the October worldwide break when he first caught the German coach’s eye.
With Barcelona nonetheless lacking a number of first-team regulars because of worldwide responsibility, the inclusion of Olmedo and Lopez gives Flick with two versatile choices who can cowl a number of roles. Each gamers will look to grab this chance to impress the first-team teaching employees.
