Barcelona will face one in every of their most vital matches of the season on Saturday night time as they tackle Atletico Madrid at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Montjuic.
Having dropped factors fairly continuously within the league over the previous weeks, the Blaugrana have allowed Diego Simeone’s males to catch as much as them within the desk, with each groups stage on factors whereas the Rojiblancos actually have a recreation in hand.
As such, there’s merely no room for error for the Catalan giants once they take the sphere tomorrow in what will probably be their last match earlier than the mid-season break.
No Hector Fort in coaching
Nonetheless, heading into Saturday’s contest towards Atletico Madrid, Barcelona might need to make do with out one in every of their youthful abilities in Hector Fort.
Certainly, in response to journalist Victor Navarro, the 18-year-old right-back shouldn’t be coaching with the remainder of the group at present.
It raises main query marks in regards to the teenage La Masia product’s availability for the conflict towards Diego Simeone’s facet tomorrow.
Fort has been an everyday within the first-team squad this season despite the fact that minutes have been laborious to return by for the younger defender.
To date this time period, the 18-year-old has performed ten first-team matches, accumulating rather less than 300 minutes within the course of.
With Jules Kounde locking down the right-back place, it has not been straightforward for Fort to get a run within the group.
And whereas it was extraordinarily unlikely that he would have featured towards Atletico Madrid tomorrow, his availability now seems to be doubtful as he didn’t prepare with the remainder of the group at present.
Barcelona are already with out three gamers by means of damage in Lamine Yamal, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Marc Bernal for the sport.
Though Andreas Christensen has returned to full coaching, it’s unlikely that he will probably be included within the squad for the conflict towards Los Colchoneros.
Ansu Fati, nevertheless, might obtain his medical clearance for tomorrow’s recreation.
