21-year-old prodigy superstar in doubt for UCL matchday against FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona would host German giants Bayern Munich in UCL next, at the Montjuic.
- 21-year-old prodigy superstar in doubt for UCL matchday against FC Barcelona.
FC Barcelona's 2024/25 campaign has been brilliant so far. Having won 9 out of the 10 La Liga matchdays after dominating Sevilla recently, the club maintains a crucial 3-point lead at the tabletop. However, while they have been cruising past opponents for fun, their upcoming fixture would certainly pose a much bigger challenge as they host Bayern Munich at the Montjuic next.
21-year-old prodigy superstar in doubt for UCL matchday against FC Barcelona
While clearly the Blaugrana club, having responded well in almost all the key areas, looks competitive enough for the fixture, taking the complete 3 points won't be easy here. Given the form Bayern has been in, with the German Giants dominating the Bundesliga under Kompany, the UCL matchday could be a difficult one for Barca. However, recent reports about a key Bayern player sound crucially advantageous from the Blaugrana club's respective.
Rising rapidly through Bayern's youth ranks to the first team, Jamal Musiala has emerged as one of the best young talents recently. Having been a part of the first team dynamics for quite a long time now, Musiala has refined his game throughout the process, having registered himself in distinguished attacking midfield stars. Even this season, having had 6 goal contributions in 8 appearances, the German prodigy had been destroying opponents for fun.
However, fortunately for Barca, reports from Mundo Deportivo indicate that he could miss the upcoming UCL matchday at the Montjuic. Having faced hip issues, Jamal Musiala has been sidelined for some days now and might be in doubt for the faceoff against Barca. While the star midfielder has been close to recovery, it is certain that manager Kompany won't force him into a high-intensity clash like the upcoming one.
Speaking about the midfielder's injury return, Kompany mentioned,
""We will make the right decision with balance, and we don't want to take too many risks. We will see how he is and if he can play 90 minutes.""
- Vincent Kompany
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From FC Barcelona's perspective, it could be a crucial boost given Bayern set up their starting XI without Jamal Musiala. However, certainly, as has Hansi Flick's approach been, he won't depend on an opponent player's injury absence but rather would try to optimize Barca's game to their level best. The Blaugrana club fans would hope that they grab the complete 3 points from the much-awaited home fixture, continuing in winning ways.
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