Barcelona youth prodigy could make senior team debut against Alaves amid defensive injury crisis
Story updated
The story in brief
7-second readBarcelona’s defensive injury problems could finally open the door for Brian Farinas to make his official first-team debut against Deportivo Alaves, reports Mundo Deportivo.
From the source
Barcelona’s defensive injury problems could finally open the door for Brian Farinas to make his official first-team debut against Deportivo Alaves, reports Mundo Deportivo. Xavi Espart is injured, Eric García is unavailable and Jules Kounde has yet to resume training with the main group.
The situation leaves Flick needing an alternative, potentially giving Farinas an opportunity to turn his promising pre-season into a competitive appearance. Farinas has already shown that he can operate on the right side of defence, having played there during Barcelona’s pre-season meeting with Birmingham City.
With several established options unavailable or uncertain, his positional versatility could become particularly valuable against Alaves. However, the youngster has yet to feature in an official match despite generating excitement during the summer.
At a glance
- Reporting status
- Reported
- Original publisher
- Barca Universal ↗
- Source published
- Clubs covered
- Barcelona, Alaves
Attributed publisher reporting. Kickjolly has not independently confirmed the claim.
Source context
This brief is drawn from Barca Universal. The original report is linked below for its complete context.
Read original report ↗THE NEXT STORY STARTS HERE
Keep reading
More stories connected to this one. Find your next talking point.
Barcelona injury crisis could open doors for out-of-favour defender to make first start vs Alaves
According to SPORT, Alejandro Balde could make his first start of the season for Barcelona when Hansi Flick’s side host Deportivo Alaves on Saturday, with injuries in defence…
Barca Universal
Hansi Flick set to field new defensive back four against Alaves as injury crisis deepens
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is preparing to field a significantly altered defence against Alaves this weekend after injuries left several of his regular defenders…
Barca Universal
Barcelona homegrown star not guaranteed of minutes amid injury crisis as future remains uncertain
According to MARCA, Alejandro Balde is not guaranteed an extended run in the Barcelona first team despite Xavi Espart’s injury creating a vacancy in defence.
Barca Universal
Barcelona 16-year-old gem could be in contention for Alaves clash after training with first team
According to SPORT, Ebrima Tunkara has trained with the Barcelona first team again as Hansi Flick assesses his options ahead of Saturday’s La Liga meeting with Alaves at the…
Barca Universal
Barcelona set for timely injury boost vs Alavés
La Liga champions Barcelona are increasingly confident in their chances of having an important member of the club’s defensive ranks back available for selection this weekend.
Get Spanish Football News
3 Barcelona youngsters train with first-team ahead of Alavés clash
A trio of up-and-coming young talents were called up to train alongside Hansi Flick’s Barcelona first-team on Wednesday morning.
Get Spanish Football NewsThe stands
0 commentsHave your say. Keep it about football. Guest comments are reviewed before appearing publicly.
Be the first to start the conversation.