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Hansi Flick has opted for Szczesny over Iñaki Peña in the Champions League.
The big doubt for Barça for the seventh match of the Champions League against Benfica has now been cleared up. It is official. Hansi Flick's usual starting eleven will have Szczesny in goal and not Iñaki Peña, who has been in goal for the first six European matches. The rest is what is expected for a luxury match.
The presence of the Polish goalkeeper seemed to be a given since the press conference that Hansi Flick had given the day before and when asked about the starting goal he said: "I said that the situation has changed a lot because we saw that Tek is capable of playing like he did in the Super Cup. His personality is incredible, he is a champion, I really like how he is on the field and how he shows himself." A Polish newspaper announced in the afternoon that Szczesny would be a starter, which confirmed all suspicions.
The rest of the starters are as expected. Without Iñigo Martínez in defence, Araujo was considered a sure entry, accompanied by Koundé, Cubarsí and Balde. There was no other option. The central midfield is once again the property of Casadó and Pedri, who is in charge of distributing the play. There was the possibility that the German coach would play the De Jong card, either as midfielder or as attacking midfielder, but he has opted for what works, what he always does. Gavi is in charge of playing between the lines.
And in attack the trident Lamin-Lewandowski-Raphinha, 'on fire' this season, lately more in the other competitions such as the Super Cup and the Cup and not in La Liga. Even so, between the three of them they have scored 55 of the 89 goals that Barça has accumulated in all competitions.
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