‘We’ll decide…’ – Hansi Flick remains tight-lipped on Barcelona DM choice vs Atletico Madrid | OneFootball

FC Barcelona have a crucial match awaiting them as they face Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey tonight at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.

Keeping in view the importance of this game, Hansi Flick will definitely be looking to field his strongest possible lineup for this game.

However, there will still be some doubts about which players will start tonight, and one position that will generate the most doubt will be that of the midfield pivot, where Frenkie de Jong and Marc Casado both will be competing for a starting spot.

In fact, as SPORT has reported, the Barcelona head coach, Hansi Flick, was also asked about which of these players will get the nod for tonight’s game. The German tactician was quite uncomfortable when responding to this question, and did not give a clear answer:

“We have very good quality, everyone is at an optimal level, and they can all offer us different things. Let’s see what we need for this match—we’ll decide tomorrow, not today.”

The Blaugrana coach was quite unlike the time when he had to pick a starter between Inaki Pena and Wojciech Szczesny when he clearly picked the latter for a starting role.

Thus, we will have to wait till tonight to see which of these two players gets a start in the game tonight. But whatever choice Flick makes, Barcelona fans will not have to worry too much as Casado has been playing at a very high level since the start of the season, while Frenkie de Jong’s performances have also improved considerably in the last few weeks.

One can argue that the Dutchman’s experience might tip the balance in his favor, as Barcelona will be playing against a very difficult Atletico Madrid side. Still, it remains to be seen which of these players starts the game tonight.