Barcelona -Manager Hansi Flick has excluded Raphinha and Ronald Araujo from their collision with Osasuna, even though they both racing from international duty with Brazil and Uruguay respectively. Araujo did not play for the Celeste in their 0-0 draw with Bolivia, but Raphinha played a full 90 minutes in the 4-1 beatdown of Brazil through Argentina.
However, Flick noticed that he was not sure about the state of Araujo, that he would not risk any of the two players at Montjuic on Thursday evening. Both are flying back to Barcelona today.
“They have a long flight and it is not the best way to recover. Ronald did not play in the last game, but after his injury we do not know how he trained. We will see what happens on Sunday. We have a good team, and what I have seen in training is positive. We have to fight for the three points. If we win tomorrow, it will be a good reaction.”
In the meantime, Pau Cubarsi comes from an ankle injury on the Spain obligation, while Inigo Martinez was excluded for La Roja for the break after a knee problem. The first returned to the training on Wednesday, while Martinez was back in action from Monday.
“Eric [Garcia] And Inigo plays as a central back. Pau will be on the couch. It is better for him to have a few more days because he needs it. The injury is not serious, but it's good that he has more days. If we needed him, he would have played. '
Flick would undoubtedly have been irritated to see Pedri, Ferran Torres and Jules Kounde all participate in extra time for Spain and France in the Nations League respectively.
“I'm only thinking about this week. The players from Spain, France, and the Netherlands need to recover. Today they had their first full session. This is how it is, and it's not the best situation for them, but they're professionals. I'm really happy with them, I didn't notice any difference from those Players, Train really well.
There has also been an injury doubt about Robert Lewandowski, who came from the bank for Poland against Malta on Tuesday evening. He had stated that he felt in better form than when the international break started.
“He is ready to play, we will decide tomorrow if he starts. He feels good, and it's a good situation for us. Ferran is also in really good condition, so it's really good news.”
However, the head of the press conference was undoubtedly written in his first answer, when he complained about the planning in Spain, and other countries felt more their teams protect. Apart from Araujo and Raphinha, it seems that Flick has all the players who are in international duty that are available to hire Osasuna at 21:00 CEST on Thursday.
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