Darvich vs. Kalemba: rivalry between ‘brothers’ in the Youth League

Noah Darvich returns home to his prime and to Bruchwegstadion He will meet some acquaintances again, in the stands and on the field. The atmosphere of an important match was felt for weeks. The midfielder of Barça this generation is well known Mainzwhich he dealt with during his time at Freiburg.

The rival does not have the name of other giants Germanybut they are the current Bundesliga champions. Noah You already know what you’re going to run into. A few months ago, he won the U-17 World Cup with Maxim Dal (defense) and Louis Babatz (goalkeeper), for example. And this is not the first time the scorer has suffered Aiman ​​Dardari or inside Daniel Gleiber.

The tie will be special for many reasons, among them, because of the face-to-face spacing Darvich and Marcel Kalembaone of the main figures of Mainz. The two have been working together for a long time, they have a good relationship and have exchanged messages before. They wished each other luck and may the best win.

The conflict between Darvich and Kalemba This is one of the great attractions of this play-off round. Noah It comes with the arrow pointed. In his last two games with Barça Atlètic has left a very good feeling: he is an introduction to success in Fuenlabrada and played a good second half against SD Logrones, very good. German has completed the first stage of adaptation (of Freiburg in The Masia and of Freiburg youth in Barça Atlèticin First RFEF), has been working hard and is now starting to reap the rewards.

In November he had the U-17 World Cup and he did everything to fill the confidence tank, from victory and suffering. Of Indonesia He returned as a champion, but also crushed after playing seven games in 20 days. Difficulties are overcome, Darvich enters the ‘flow’ phase. Rafael Marquez The midfielder is managed from the demands and the result is this improved version.

One of Lewandowski’s heirs

Darvich He knows his friend and Mainz will not make things easy, given the mix of qualities – physical and technical – and the pushing of the stands. They are both midfielders, but different. Kalemba is a countryman of Robert Lewandowski and is considered one of the newest generation of Polish talents. He was called upon to set the tone in the near future. For now, his next international step is the U-20 team.

Generation 2005, Marcel born in Germany and carrying it Mainz since he was eight years old. He is already part of the 2022-23 Bundesliga champion block, but this season he has made a step up at all levels. Benjamin Hoffmann He uses him as a striker, as a midfielder, on the right and on the left, but his best position is in the engine room, as a number ‘eight’, where he can show his qualities: construction, creation, individual . resources in one against one, arrival and fighting spirit.

Kalemba He has five goals and five assists in 15 games with the youth team of Mainz this course and was decisive in crossing before the Maribor, with a goal pass in the first leg and a good goal in the second leg. The Germans came to the event after overcoming two qualifying rounds via the champions route, against Maribor of Slovenia and the Dinamo Minsk Belarusian.

There are many spotlights at the Bruchwegstadion

Aggressiveness and verticality are part of the DNA of Mainz and of Kalemba. The Pole has top-level athletic qualities (183 centimeters), he has rhythm and he has speed, which is why he is flexible on the wing. He has vision, intelligence and skill in front of goal, which is why he can play up front. Only a few injuries have slowed him down, but his contract expires in June 2025 and he’s a double-highlight player in scouting reports.

The party of Bruchwegstadion promise, for the rivalry between ‘brothers’ and for the level of opponents. Oscar Lopez It has notable absences, but there is Darvich and the international axis Marc Bernal-Pau Prim-Juan Hernández in the midfield to seek access to the round of 16 of Youth League.