PBP: Copa del Rey - Quarter Final, 2nd Leg | FC Barcelona v RCD Espanyol | 25 January 2018 [R]

Paulinho & Dembele will be involved in that rotation. But because of Coutinho's versatility, 3 out of the 5 can play at the same time, even when Messi, Busquets and Suarez are all starting and everyone is healthy.

Which is no problem because Coutinho is not eligible to play in every game, and Iniesta physically can't play every game any more, so its not like Valverde is going to lose any sleep trying to figure-out how to get everyone playing time.

 

Yeah but you need to take into account Gomes too

 

Nah, I don't. And neither does Valverde.

That isn't to say he won't see some action. That's what 80th-minute substitutions in 4-nil games are for.

 

In U.S. sports, especially the NFL, there are a number of teams that don't play in the city that they claim: Orchard Park Bills, East Rutherford Jets, East Rutherford Giants, Arlington Cowboys, Santa Clara 49ers...

The Sarrià was a nice venue but I think once it went all-seater the capacity was reduced to under 20,000. Still, you didn't always have to buy a ticket to see a match.

 

TBF their stadium is only 4 miles from Camp Nou. But still a good troll...