Barcelona, Spain — Hansi Flick don gather young players from Barça Atlètic to join the team for their upcoming match against Valladolid this Saturday at 21:00 CEST. This decision come as a result of injuries affecting key players like Jules Koundé, Alejandro Balde, Robert Lewandowski, Marc Casadó, and Marc Bernal. Plus, players like Iñigo Martínez, Gavi, and Raphinha dey on yellow card warning ahead of the important Clásico against Real Madrid.
Based on the latest training session at Camp Tito Vilanova, it dey clear say Landry Farré (18 years), Noah Darvich (18), and Dani Rodríguez (19) go make the cut. The two first boys still dey in the youth ranks. Landry Farré, wey come from Ivory Coast, don show strong performance as both center and right-back for FC Barcelona. This season alone, he don play 17 matches for Barça Atlètic, getting 9 starts and racking up 923 minutes on the pitch. He just help his youth team win the UEFA Youth League, playing left-back during the final phase.
Landry dey physically strong, and he don continue to develop his skills. Last season, he don dey rotate between Juvenil B and A, and he also captained the Spain U-17 team. Last season, he join Xavi Hernández for some first-team training but never get to make his official debut. Flick don also show interest in him during his time with the first team in training.
Besides Farré, other young talent wey don catch Flick eye na Dani Rodríguez, an Astigarraga native wey don face challenges due to injuries this season. With only 10 appearances, he don manage to score three goals and provide several assists. Rodríguez join Barça in 2020 from Real Sociedad when he was just 14 years old. Last season, e shine well, balance between Juvenil A and the B team before renewing his contract until 2027, despite interest from clubs like Real Sociedad and Athletic.
Noah Darvich, the third young player, still dey find his ground after he join Barça in summer of 2023. Though he don play as a regular for Barça Atlètic, he get only eight starts this season from 23 matches without scoring any goal. Injury don also affect his form. His quality dey no doubt as he don dey impress for his national youth teams.
Flick include both Darvich and Farré in the official match squad which contain 23 players: Ter Stegen, Cubarsí, Araujo, Iñigo Martínez, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Christensen, Fermín, Pau Víctor, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Eric, Szczesny, Héctor Fort, Noah Darvich, Gerard Martin, Landry Farré, and Dani Rodríguez. Ter Stegen make return as the best choice ahead of this crucial match, while Lewandowski and Balde still recover from their injuries.
The Barcelona team go fly from El Prat Airport at 11:00 AM to Valladolid, and dem expect to land around midday for the match.
