Koeman will have to improvise the axis of the defense against Dinamo

Ronald Koeman will have to improvise in the axis of the rear in the meeting this Wednesday against the Dynamo Kiev, corresponding to the third day of the Champions League league. With the Barça gambling all his options to be able to be in the eighth of the maximum European competition, after not having added a single point or having scored a goal in the first two games of the league, the Barça coach will have to find him a new partner in the axis of behind to Gerard Piqué.

Koeman can not count on Ronald araujo, who returned injured after playing with the national team Uruguay and will be a minimum of two weeks off the pitch, nor with Eric Garcia, sanctioned for the Champions League. The Catalan was sent off on the last day against Benfica, after seeing two yellow cards, and will have to serve his sanction this Wednesday against Dinamo Kiev.

Three alternatives

To make up for the casualties of Araujo and Eric Garcia, Koeman you have three options: Lenglet, Umtiti y Mingueza. To date, the Dutch coach has barely counted on the two French centrals. Lenglet had some knee discomfort at the beginning of the season and they have prevented him from fighting for the title, while Umtiti, as he reveals today in his interview with MD, he hopes to have a chance because “I feel better than when I signed for him. Barça“.

About Mingueza, till the date Koeman He has used him as a winger during this season, but he could also occupy the position in the axis of the rear.

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