To this day, and in the absence of any news regarding the physical condition of the players, the eleven of Barça in Munich seems already written in Xavi’s notebook: Ter Stegen; Araújo, Piqué, Lenglet (or Eric); Nico, Busquets, Alba; Dembélé, Nico, Gavi; and Memphis. There is not much else. If the Los Palacios midfielder has fully recovered from the shock he suffered after the hit by Héctor Bellerín, that is the eleven with the most options to start at the Allianz Arena this Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
Sergiño Dest’s experiment against Betis did not work. In addition to closing too much in the 0-1 action, leaving too much space for Juanmi, he lost almost all the duels with Coín. The Dutchman and Abde suffered a lot, again, on the right, in a situation similar to that of Villarreal. Xavi must turn this situation around because it is not the first time it has occurred, counting on that for that band who will play at the top will be Dembélé, who will start for the first time this season.
The right wing can become an obsession for the coach, because Davies goes up like a shot on the left wing, and up there Gnabry, Coman or Musiala can fall. Barça can only get out of this problem if it is capable of having the ball …, or waiting behind. That does not seem negotiable with Xavi.
It is evident that the 3-4-3, or 3-3-3-1 that Xavi is trying to implement has black holes and the main one, as seen in the La Cerámica stadium, is that hole on the right wing. Of course, with Bayern the problems accumulate. Sané will be a demon for Alba. It is easy to think that Xavi protects himself with three centrals and the ball, but Barça’s individual inferiority is manifest. It will be difficult for him to balance a game in which, to have any option, the Catalans will have to play the perfect game, take advantage of their chances, and Bayern have a very bad day.