Before starting the important match against Atlético de Madrid, Barça suffered a setback in the form of an injury. Iñigo Martínez noticed some physical discomfort during the warm-up and notified the coaching staff, who decided that Christensen would be the one in the game.
The news is negative because the Basque player was one of the fittest defenders on the Barça team and since he recovered from an injury suffered at the beginning of the season he had been a fixture for Xavi Hernández in important games.
Martínez's injury did not force the system to be modified, since Christensen usually plays on the left profile of the center of the defense. In this case he formed a pair with Ronald Araujo and it was Koundé who moved to the right back.
Therefore, the Barça eleven is made up of Iñaki Peña, given the loss of Ter Stegen, Koundé as the right back, Araujo with the Dane and Cancelo, as the left back. In the midfield Frenkie de Jong will be the pivot accompanied by Gündogan and Pedri, while up front Lewandowski will be the reference, with Raphinha and Joao Félix, one on each side.
On the bench, along with the Barça coach, goalkeepers Astralaga and Kochen, as well as Iñigo Martínez, Balde, Romeu, Fermín, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres, are waiting for their moment. Marcos Alonso has been the player ruled out for the match against the Madrid team.
