Andreas Christensen has become Hansi Flick's alternative, as he doesn't have to move Pau Cubarsí to the left. The Danish player, who started in the last La Liga match in Vallecas alongside Eric Garcia, can play on the left wing and to fill the gap left by Iñigo Martínez without having to make any other changes to the Barça defensive line.Despite his contract expiring next June, there are still no talks about renewing Christensen's contract, and he will have to earn his place at Barça with strong performances on the pitch.

Starter in the first three league matches, Eric Garcia seems to have earned a place in Hansi Flick's starting eleven.The Martorell-born defender, who can play both as a center back and as a full-back, has outplayed Jules Kounde in the first two matchdays, while at Rayo Vallecano he formed a center-back partnership with Andreas Christensen. His versatility also led the German coach to try him as a pivot in his first matches at Barça. "He's a very intelligent kid with the best judgment for distributing his play from the back," Marcel Sans, who had him in the U14 B team, where he played alongside Arnau Tenas, Take Kubo, Ansu Fati, and Nico González, told ARA.