Marcos Alonso responds… and Jordi Alba fears the worst

yesf there was a player who emerged stronger from the defeat in Munich, that was Marcos Alonso. Xavi decided that, despite having only played a few minutes as a Barça player in Cádiz, Bara’s last signing in this summer market would start against Bayern. He more than fulfilled in a very complicated European premiere and left collateral damage: Jordi Alba.

Xavi had given the starting job in the last league match to Balde. The youth squad is a fixture in the eleven in the domestic tournament. In the Champions League, however, Jordi Alba had been chosen for the debut against Viktoria Plzen. The substitution of him in Cdiz, together with the lack of filming of a newcomer like Marcos Alonso, presaged another ownership of the veteran side. But it wasn’t.

Marcos Alonso started in Munich. He had to dance with the ugliest because San and his speed made the Barça defense tremble. The former Chelsea player stoically endured and went from less to more. Gain in confidence with the passage of minutes until finishing completing one of the most outstanding performances of Xavi’s team at the Allianz.

That good performance puts him in direct competition with Balde, another who has responded at the start of the season. And that, a priori, leaves Jordi Alba as the third side. A problem that can be extended for the one from L’Hospitalet to the selection.

The World Cup is in danger

Two months before the Qatar World Cup begins, Jordi Alba’s place may be in danger. It would be difficult for Luis Enrique to bring someone who does not play or who does very little and that is precisely what gives the feeling that it could happen with Alba at Bara from now on.

His refusal to go to Inter Milan when Bara had already reached an agreement with the Italian club was a warning of what was to come. Alba can see his presence in the World Cup compromised and be a player with a testimonial presence in this Bara.