Barcelona defender ‘didn’t take kindly’ to being benched vs Olmypiacos; pushing to start in Clasico

With the primary El Clasico of the season solely three days away, FC Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick remains to be weighing up his choices for the lineup he’ll discipline on the Santiago Bernabeu.

A lot of the beginning spots appear to be sorted, however the Barça head coach has a few doubts, one among which is within the defensive division.

Whereas Pau Cubarsi is a assured starter on the coronary heart of the Blaugrana defence, Flick has to decide on his accomplice, with Eric Garcia and Ronald Araujo each vying for a berth.

Araujo gunning for a begin

Now, in response to MARCA, Araujo is pushing strongly for a return to the beginning line-up. Leaving him out for a 3rd consecutive match could be a big setback for the Uruguayan.

As per the report, the Barcelona captain ‘didn’t take kindly’ to being ignored of the beginning XI vs Olympiacos this previous Tuesday, particularly because it got here after he had scored the match-winning objective towards Girona – once more after coming off the bench.

Garcia has been very spectacular for Barça this season, be it at centre-back or at right-back, and could be very a lot in competition to start out.

Nonetheless, the tempo and energy that the Actual Madrid attacking unit, led by Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr., possesses might swing the stability in favour of Araujo.

The 26-year-old defender needs to be an essential participant within the group and being benched for 3 video games in a row, that too for an all-important El Clasico, might come as a gutting blow.

So, Flick has a significant resolution to make in defence, with Araujo pushing for a begin alongside Cubarsi on the centre of the Barcelona backline.