The Barcelona coach Hansi Flick spoke at a press conference on the eve of the match against Monaco for the first day of the Champions League starting with Ansu Fati: “The fact is that I don’t know. He is ready to play and, when he is ready, he will be able to play 45 minutes. I know his favorite position, but I will leave him on the pitch. There is a bit of suspense. When he is on the pitch he has a lot of fun in the small games, scoring goals. Fermín Lopez? In these last weeks we have been little by little with the players, they are improving after the injuries.
Ansu has been able to train well and we are very happy to be able to count on him because he gives us other possibilities, we have spoken about Dani Olmo, Gavi is also training little by little, as is Frenkie. In both positions we have to be careful. As for Fermín it is a shame because I feel a bit responsible yesterday with the doctor, the truth is that I was very sorry, we have to take care of the players”.
Replacing Dani Olmo? Dani has his qualities with the ball at his feet, in front of goal and the confidence to shoot. We’ll see, I hope we can continue to play at the same level without him”.