Hansi Flick is preparing to deploy a talented but rarely utilized Barcelona playmaker from the bench in the Copa del Rey encounter.
With the calendar piling up and key stars like Lamine Yamal carrying heavy minutes across La Liga and Europe, this fixture arrives as the perfect window for Flick to rotate his frontline without diluting Barcelona’s attacking identity.
The coaching staff sees the cup opener as an ideal stage to reward training-ground form, inject fresh energy into the wings, and keep internal competition fierce ahead of a crucial stretch of games.
Against a lower-tier opponent, the expectation is that Barcelona will dominate the ball, giving a creative, hungry attacker the platform to showcase end product and rhythm that has been difficult to find off the bench.
That opportunity is expected to fall to Roony Bardghji, the 20-year-old Swedish winger who lit up Estadio La Cartuja in the Supercopa clash against Real Betis with one of his finest displays in a Barcelona shirt, as reported by Diario Sport.
In that game, he not only scored a spectacular goal but also forged a natural on-field connection with Lamine Yamal, combining fluently in tight spaces and showing he can thrive in Flick’s aggressive positional play.
Since then, however, Bardghji has barely featured in the following two matches against Eintracht Frankfurt and Osasuna, making this Copa tie a crucial chance to convert flashes of brilliance into sustained trust from the manager.
Reports in Spain indicate that “everything points” to Bardghji starting on Tuesday, likely on the right wing to allow Lamine a much-needed rest as Barcelona kick off their cup campaign against RFEF Primera División opposition.
Roony Bardghji has already made a strong impression on Hansi Flick and his staff in a short period, and this Guadalajara tie now shapes up as a potential springboard for him to move from impact substitute to regular first-team weapon in the weeks ahead.
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