What about Wojciech Szczęsny’s debut in Barcelona? The Spaniards have no doubts
On Wednesday, FC Barcelona will play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. There are many indications that we will not see Wojciech Szczęsny in goal again.
Wojciech Szczęsny officially joined FC Barcelona at the end of September. Then he started training immediately. All this, of course, to get into optimal shape as quickly as possible. Many people predicted that the Polish goalkeeper’s debut in the new club would take place right after the international break.
Pena is still in the starting lineup
On October 20, Barcelona played against Sevilla in the league. At the press conference before the match, Hansi Flick announced that Inaki Pena would continue to be the number one goalkeeper for the Pride of Catalonia. The German coach emphasized that he appreciated Szczęsny’s readiness to play, but at the same time he saw no reason to remove the Spaniard from the squad. And this goalkeeper actually played against Sevilla.
As it turns out, he will also be in the starting lineup for the Champions League hit against Bayern. This shows that Flick has not changed his mind, because before the match against Sevilla, the coach indicated that Pena would also play in the match against the Bavarians.
The Spanish media have no doubt that Szczęsny will have to wait for his debut in Barcelona. Barcelona will play its next match on Saturday, and it will, of course, be El Clasico against Real Madrid, which many fans are waiting for. It’s hard to say what would have to happen for Pena to lose his place in the lineup. Perhaps only cardinal mistakes against Bayern will result in us seeing a Polish goalkeeper in El Clasico.
Lewandowski’s position is unthreatened
Journalists from many of Spain’s leading media outlets have provided Barcelona’s expected line-up for the match against Bayern, and the same line-up can be seen almost everywhere. Fermin Lopez, who is gradually returning to full fitness after injury, is expected to be given a chance in the starting eleven. Robert Lewandowski’s position in attack is not threatened. This season, the Pole has already scored 14 goals in 12 matches. The match between Barcelona and Bayern starts at 9 p.m.
