Xavi changes almost half the team against Shakhtar to try to get into the second round

Shakhtar to Xavi Hernández's lineup for this Tuesday's match (6:45 p.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
06 November 2023 Monday 21:27
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Xavi changes almost half the team against Shakhtar to try to get into the second round

Shakhtar to Xavi Hernández's lineup for this Tuesday's match (6:45 p.m.) against Shakhtar Donetsk in Hamburg.

The Barcelona coach introduces up to 5 changes with respect to last Saturday's close victory in San Sebastián.

Christensen and Marcos Alonso enter the defense, Oriol Romeu plays in the midfield and Raphinha and Ferran Torres are new up front. On the contrary, Iñigo Martínez, Koundé, Balde, Fermín and João Félix remain on the bench.

Beyond these rotations, Cancelo returns to his natural position, that of right back. It is the twelfth consecutive title for the Portuguese. On the other hand, the one who rests from the start after eleven games is his compatriot João Félix.

It is worth remembering that with one point at the Völksparkstadion Barcelona has enough to reach the round of 16 after two consecutive years in which it was eliminated in the group stage.

The complete eleven decided by Xavi Hernández is the following: Ter Stegen, Cancelo, Araújo, Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu, Gündogan, Gavi, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lewandowski,