Barcelona boosted through Lewandowski go back for semi-final conflict with Inter

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been declared are compatible to go back from a hamstring harm however is ready to start out at the bench of their Champions League semi-final 2d leg at Inter on Tuesday, the Barça supervisor, Hansi Flick, showed.

The 36-year-old Polish striker, who has scored 40 targets for Barcelona in all competitions this season, have been sidelined for his membership’s closing 4 video games. After maintaining the harm all through Barça’s 4-3 victory in opposition to Celta Vigo on 19 April, he overlooked their Copa del Rey last victory in opposition to Real Madrid and the first leg of the Champions League semi in opposition to Inter.

“We’ve spoke yesterday and everything is going the right way, and [Lewandowski] is good. Much better than we expected, and he’s ready for the bench. So when we need him, maybe he can come in,” Flick stated on Monday.

Barcelona’s hopes of attaining their first Champions League last in a decade are buoyed up through Lewandowski’s go back, particularly after an exhilarating 3-3 draw within the first leg. However, the crew might be with out full-backs Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde, each sidelined with accidents. Flick didn’t disclose his plans to switch the injured duo, however he hinted at deploying centre-backs Ronald Araújo and Eric García or depending on kids Héctor Fort or Gerard Martín of their herbal positions.

Koundé and Balde’s absence will pose a large problem for Flick, with Barcelona suffering to prevent Inter’s counterattacks within the first leg, principally thru Denzel Dumfries, who used to be a continuing threat from the precise, scoring two targets and claiming an lend a hand.

“As a coaching staff, we analyse everything. We see how a player performed in each situation and maybe we will have to make some changes because we need to defend much better,” Flick stated. “Football is really complex, so it has to do with everything. It has to do with the player but we have to find the right idea of how we want to play, the match plan. Of course, the changes have to be good, but also the players have to show on the pitch who they are and what they are made of.”

Barcelona are chasing a treble, unbeaten regionally since overdue December and main La Liga through 4 issues, forward of Real. After Tuesday’s tie in opposition to Inter, they host Real in a a very powerful La Liga stumble upon that would successfully come to a decision the name on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Inter supervisor, Simone Inzaghi, published that the provision of injured captain, Lautaro Martínez, and defender Benjamin Pavard stays unsure. Martínez used to be pressured off with what gave the impression to be a muscle harm within the first leg in Barcelona.

“We will decide on Lautaro and Pavard together with the medical staff and the players, they will have to tell me how they feel,” Inzaghi stated. “On Sunday, Pavard participated in the first part of training and felt OK. Lautaro hasn’t trained since Barcelona, so we’ll see how it goes.”