Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca delivers Marc Guiu advice ahead of Barcelona Champions League showdown

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca supplies his newest evaluation of Marc Guiu forward of Tuesday’s Champions League fixture in opposition to his former membership Barcelona.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has admitted that Marc Guiu is “evolving very properly” forward of Tuesday’s Champions League showdown with Barcelona.

The season had initially regarded very totally different for the Spain Underneath-21 worldwide after he was loaned out to Sunderland in the summertime earlier than being rapidly recalled amid the exit of Nicolas Jackson.

Guiu didn’t characteristic in any of the primary six video games after his return, however the former Barcelona prodigy has been on an upward trajectory since enjoying an instrumental a part of Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool on October 4.

After the 19-year-old arrange Chelsea’s match-clinching objective in opposition to Burnley on Saturday, there might be requires him to begin in opposition to the Spanish giants on Tuesday.

Talking forward of the Stamford Bridge showdown with the La Liga membership at a press convention, Maresca admitted that Guiu was proving to be an asset to the squad.

Maresca heaps reward on Guiu forward of Barcelona recreation

The Italian advised reporters: “Marc is evolving very properly, he got here right here final season, he had the possibility to play virtually the entire Convention League scoring six-seven objectives after which sadly he received injured, he is rising, he is bettering.

“This season has been a bit unusual for him as a result of he was injured and he got here again final week so firstly it was a bit troublesome for him however now he is working properly

“We’re very proud of him and the one factor he has to do for his age and totally different causes is to work, work and study and attempt to be ready when he has the possibility.”

Will Guiu begin for Chelsea in opposition to Barcelona?

Since getting back from a hamstring harm, Chelsea are but to see the very best of Liam Delap, significantly in opposition to Burnley on the weekend.

Because of this, Guiu is in competition to begin what could be the most important recreation of his profession, regardless of solely making two begins and 4 substitute outings for Chelsea in 2025-26.

Guiu has gathered simply 27 minutes throughout two appearances since his final begin on October 25, and Maresca might choose to make use of the teen to press Barcelona throughout the closing quarter of the sport somewhat than play him for the primary hour.

A situation might emerge the place each Delap and Guiu begin on the substitutes’ bench and Joao Pedro be used because the quantity 9. That can realistically solely occur if Andrey Santos or Reece James are used alongside Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez deployed as a quantity 10.

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