Barcelona should eventually have to set an improvised central defender for the rear Lea Liga nature of next week against Osasuna, with doubts about four of the players where Hansi Flick would usually have to choose.
Due to the fact that the match against Osasuna is played on Thursday, which is on the back-end of the international break, has caused many problems and it is no wonder that the push to have the game play on a different date. Less than 48 hours earlier, Ronald Araujo is expected to play for Uruguay, although he can get the chance to miss that match against Bolivia.
Moreover, Pau Cubarsi is an injury -after being forced to withdraw from the Spain obligation after a single injury in the draw against the Netherlands on Thursday. And this is added by Inigo Martinez a blow to his knee prior to the international break, and although he pushes hard to be fit for the competition at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company, he is also doubtful.
And in terms of Andreas Christensen he will not be available to tackle Osasuna, with sport that reports that the competition will come too soon for him. The 28-year-old missed the entire first half of the season after he had undergone two operations on his Achilles, and although he returned in January, he was again excluded without getting the chance to appear for Barcelona, and he will continue to wait until the game of the following Sunday at the earliest.
It means that Eric Garcia is the only natural central defender who is absolutely available for Flick, although he will hope to have at least one of Araujo, Cubarsi or Inigo back and be ready to be confronted with Osasuna.
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