Szczesny awaits his chance at the Cup

He Barça will return from the Christmas break in Barbastro, where he will play in the round of 32 of King’s Cup against the team from the Aragonese town on January 4 (7 pm/RTVE). This will be a good scenario for players like Wojciech Szczesny either Ansu Fati add minutes. He Barbastrodespite seeming a very affordable military rival to Second Federationthe culé team has faced this round of cup last season and it was a tough nut to crack (2-3). In addition, it comes loaded with spanish in the previous round (2-0).

Crashes of these characteristics usually give most regular players a break and so that players with fewer minutes can enjoy opportunities to show that they too have value for Hansi Flickas is the case with the current substitute goalkeeper, Szczesny. The 34-year-old Pole doesn’t have the option to debut yet because of the good level shown by Iñaki Peña in front of the goal, to take a step forward in the damage of Ter Stegen. If you show a good level of competition, Szczesny can be the starting goalkeeper King’s Cup.

The ex of Juventus He will face his first season as a substitute, because in all the teams he played for he was the undisputed starter. After retiring from Juve this past May, he went live Marbella to devote full time to his family, but the call of Barça This was enough for him to change his plans and move to Barcelona,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Takes are available for flip the last 15 games, but the German’s confidence in Iñaki Peña and the Pole’s lack of competitive rhythm relegated him to being a luxury substitute.

After the Cup clash against Barbastrohe Barça will travel to Saudi Arabia to dispute the Spanish Super Cupwhere the most regularly aligned players are expected to play. The semi-final is a match Athletic Club on January 8 (8pm/Movistar+), and if they pass, the Blaugrana will face the real Madrid or to Majorca (January 12).