Barcelona have started the new season very strongly under Hansi Flick. In the opening match of the league, the Spanish runners-up beat Valencia away 2-1. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, and also scored in the second round in the first leg against Athletic Bilbao. The Pole scored the winner and Barcelona won again 2-1.
The Spanish predicted Barcelona lineup to face Rayo Vallecano. Will the star finally make his debut?
Now the Catalan team will face Rayo Vallecano away from home. According to “Sport” in this match from the first minute we should see… Dani Olmo! The 26-year-old player moved to Barcelona from RB Leipzig a few days ago for up to 55 million euros. This amount includes, among other things: the great result of the European Championship. Olmo was one of the key players in the Spanish national team that won the title.
The problem was that until now the club had not been able to register Dani Olmo to play in La Liga due to financial problems. Even despite the sale of players and desperate attempts to further reduce the salaries of other players. The fact is that on the day of the match – Tuesday 27 August – at 11:00 the name of the new Barcelona star was not among the players registered in La Liga. This situation changed literally after a few dozen minutes. La Liga officially confirmed his entry into the competition.
FC Barcelona quickly confirmed that Olmo was in the squad for the match against Rayo Vallecano. Everything indicates that we will see him on the pitch from the first minute. At least that is what the journalists of “El Sport” believe. Apart from him, the starting lineup is also expected to include, among others: Robert Lewandowski! No wonder, because the 36-year-old is in great shape under Flick, who was still coach of Bayern Munich. At the moment, the captain of the Polish national team is the independent leader in the scorers’ classification!
According to the aforementioned source, the German does not intend to make many changes to the lineup compared to the last match against Athletic Bilbao. The defense and midfield will remain unchanged. Ferran Torres is expected to lose his place in the starting lineup. In his place, Rafinha will play on the wing, and Dani Olmo will be the playmaker on the wing. “10”. Thus, Flick will find a place in the team for all the big stars.
Here is Barcelona’s expected lineup for the Rayo Vallecano match, according to “Sport”
– Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Pau Coparsi, Jules Kounde – Marc Bernal, Pedri – Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha – Robert Lewandowski.
The match between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona starts at 21:30. We invite you to follow the text report from this meeting on the Sport.pl website and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.
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