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In Valladolid, however, he was caught off guard by conceding the penalty that led to the second goal being scored by the Canada striker Cyle Larin.

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Garcia had a successful trial away to Elche this season. If Xavi and his backroom staff believe there is a shortage of talent in the squad and the team cannot perform to the levels required when certain players are missing, the manner of the Valladolid loss reinforced the argument.Įric Garcia played 45 minutes as a holding midfielder - a position Jordi Cruyff advised Xavi the 22-year-old could succeed in as he wouldn’t struggle physically as much as he might do operating in his usual centre-back position. Pedri will not feature again this season due to discomfort in his thigh and he is likely to miss the Nations League finals with Spain, who face Italy in the semi-final in the Netherlands next month. Stars such as Pedri and Ronald Araujo were again left out of the travelling squad due to fitness problems. Inaki Pena replaced the German for his La Liga debut but could not keep the home team, who moved three points and one place clear of the drop zone, out in the 3-1 defeat.īut, on top of that, the game did not do any favours to the players who were auditioning for a spot in the first team. Ter Stegen had to be substituted off at half-time with Barcelona 2-0 down to make sure there will not be a goalkeeper with less goals conceded than him in La Liga’s history - Ter Stegen is on 17, the record is 18 and there are two games to play. Not even the individual awards - Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is on his way to becoming the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded and Robert Lewandowski the top goalscorer in La Liga - served as fuel for the team.

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