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Flick will opt for a highly rotated starting eleven to visit the recently relegated Valladolid.
Barça is in the thick of the fight to reach the Champions League final, but even though the return leg against Inter is just around the corner, the Catalans can't let up in La Liga. The Blaugranas are visiting a Valladolid side that's already relegated to the Second Division and hasn't won a game since January. Knowing how tight the schedule is, Flick has decided to rotate and field a starting eleven with plenty of substitutes to arrive at San Siro in the best possible shape.
The big news from the match at the Zorilla will be Ter Stegen's return to goal. The German was injured against Villarreal in September and will finally return tonight, as Flick announced in the pre-match press conference. The captain returned to the squad on the day of the Copa del Rey final, although he didn't play. This time, he'll be back in the squad.
The rotations will continue in defense. No starting player appears on Flick's list, having lost Kounde against Inter Milan. Christensen, who has already returned to play in the Champions League, will start for Zorilla for the first time since the first matchday of La Liga.
And without a doubt, the most surprising rotations are in attack. Even without Lewandowski, the German coach will rely on a contingent front line with Ansu Fati, Pau Víctor, and Dani Rodríguez. The Basque player will make his official debut with the first team and will do so as a starter, the big surprise of the starting lineup.
On the bench will be two more youth players awaiting their official debut with the first team: Landry Farré and Noah Darvich.
FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Hector Fort, Araujo, Christensen, Gerard Martin; Gavi, Pedri, Fermin; Dani Rodriguez, Pau Victor, and Ansu Fati.
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