Flick opted to relaxation LaLiga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski, who began 20 straight suits in all competitions, for Barcelona’s 5-1 victory at Mallorca, thru which Raphinha scored twice.
Reuters
06 December, 2024, 11:15 pm
Final modified: 06 December, 2024, 11:31 pm
Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick isn’t any longer going to relaxation Raphinha for his or her LaLiga match at Real Betis on Saturday, the German supervisor acknowledged on Monday.
Flick opted to relaxation LaLiga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski, who began 20 straight suits in all competitions, for Barcelona’s 5-1 victory at Mallorca, thru which Raphinha scored twice.
Asked if it could most likely presumably be the Brazilian’s flip to be rested on the weekend, Flick told journalists: “We need Rapha. When he is on hand, he’ll play.
“If he is prepared for 90 minutes, then he’ll play 90 minutes. So is Lewandowski, who will additionally play the following day.”
Barcelona, who top the LaLiga standings with 37 capabilities from 16 suits, snapped a three-sport winless dawdle in the league with the victory over Mallorca.
The Catalan outfit will seemingly be taking a demand to proceed their momentum and face tenth-positioned Real Betis, who’re winless in their last four league suits.
“Betis are a extremely genuine crew, with very skilled gamers. They’re continuously able to pressing high up the pitch, that’s their style and we may perhaps presumably additionally soundless watch out,” Flick acknowledged.
“They know play and we may perhaps presumably additionally soundless be focused… Manuel (Pellegrini) is a extremely skilled coach, his teams continuously play very genuine football.
“His style is extremely genuine, his teams must have the ball. It be involving for opponents to play in opposition to him.”
“Betis are a extremely genuine crew, with very skilled gamers. They’re continuously able to pressing high up the pitch, that’s their style and we may perhaps presumably additionally soundless watch out,” Flick acknowledged.
“They know play and we may perhaps presumably additionally soundless be focused… Manuel (Pellegrini) is a extremely skilled coach, his teams continuously play very genuine football.
“His style is extremely genuine, his teams must have the ball. It be involving for opponents to play in opposition to him.”
Saturday’s match will additionally reunite Barcelona with 19-year-mature forward Vitor Roque, who has scored five goals in all competitions since leaving the membership on loan to affix Betis in August.
Flick acknowledged he modified into once no longer haunted in regards to the likelihood of facing a motivated Roque, including: “I believe in my gamers. The whole rivals have genuine gamers, forwards, defenders.
“You may perhaps presumably additionally soundless watch out and defend besides to skill, as a unit. Roque is doing very properly. As soon as I arrived, he wasn’t in the finest mission.
