On Monday, Barcelona faces K-League-side Daegu FC in the last game of their pre-season Tour through Japan and South Korea. The side of Hansi Flick hopes to continue their fine form of the last seven days, after they have already defeated Vissel Kobe and FC Seoul during their adventures in East Asia.
On the full -time whistle that is blown up at the Daegu Stadium, Barcelona returns to Catalonia to continue the preparations prior to the new LA Liga season from less than two weeks. But for two players, their time in South Korea has already come to an end in terms of Match promotion.
As reported by Sport, defender Inigo Martinez and midfielder Fermin Lopez pulled out of the Barcelona training every Sunday and as a result, none of the players will play a role against Daegu FC as a precautionary measure.
Martinez is still suffering from the muscle fatigue that he saw no part against FC Seoul earlier this week, while Fermin – who has been the subject of transfer speculation in recent days – has been a blow to his knee, which means that he will not be Riskerere against Daegu FC either.
Fortunately for Barcelona there are no worries about the same long-term effects, where both players are expected to be in battle to combat the Side Como in the Joan Gamper-Trophy next weekend. However, they will be carefully followed in the coming days to ensure that they can act in the Estadi Johan Cruyff.
The absence of Martinez and Fermin offers other players in the Flick team to make an impact. The young midfielder Guille Fernandez, who are making a short cameo against FC Seoul, could see more action against Daegu FC, while it is likely that the presence of Gerard Martin in the middle of the middle will be assured.