De Jong and Rashford, without training in the session before Barça-Betis

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The session before the clash against Betis has left the situation of De Jong and Rashford up in the air. The Dutchman already missed the call-up against Alavés, although on Friday he returned to the pitch. This time, however, he has not worked with the rest of his teammates.

In the case of the Englishman, the absence has been even more striking, as the forward did train normally on Friday and the club has not issued any statement pointing to an injury or recent physical problem.

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From the club, for now, they maintain that in the case of Frenkie de Jong there is no confirmed injury. Everything points to Flick being the one to explain the context in the press conference, with a view to the call-up for this Sunday’s match.

At the same time, Fermín and Raphinha, who were not included in the list for the last match, have trained normally with the group and are expected to be in contention against the verdiblanco team.

The session also featured players from the reserve team. Among them, Jofre stood out again, who also trained with the first team on Friday, as well as Kochen, Eder Aller, Tommy, Álvaro, and Xavi Espart.

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One who has trained normally is Robert Lewandowski, in particularly intense days around his figure. The match against Betis could become his last appearance in the blue and garnet shirt at the Spotify Camp Nou, as a possible symbolic closure to a four-season stage of high scoring performance.

The Polish forward has several significant financial offers on the table and his continuation is increasingly uncertain, with focus on a possible departure in the next transfer window. So far, Flick has been postponing any definitive decision about his future, waiting to see if in today’s press conference he adopts a clearer and more direct message in the final stretch of the season at home.