Tomorrow (22nd/23rd) night at 1:30 A.M, FC Barcelona will play against CE L’ Hospitalet at the Camp Nou, the return leg of the 1/16th round of Copa Del Rey.
Having secured a measly 1 goal difference in their first leg, that too coming from Iniesta, Barca will hope to perform better. Without any of the South Americans at his disposal, Guardiola will have to make-do with the B-team players. This evening, he trained with a total of 19 players. 12 from the main team and 7 from the B-team. Although Alves trained alongside them, he begins his vacation from tomorrow and will not be available for the tie.
Oier, Jona Dos Santos, Cuenca, Bartra and a few others are the B-team players available at Guardiola’s disposal.
Due to Villa’s injury, Pep said in a recent conference that Isaac Cuenca will be promoted temporarily to the first team till the end of the season.
Tomorrow’s tie might also mean that Guardiola might use his 29th different formation of this season, so far.