Setien pre-Leganes: There will be rotations & minutes for everyone

Setien pre-Leganes: There will be rotations & minutes for everyone

Quique Setién, en el partido en el Visit Mallorca
Quique Setién, en el partido en el Visit Mallorca | EFE

Barça are back in action on Tuesday after Saturday's win over Mallorca

Barcelona coach Quique Setien confirmed that the rotations will begin when his side welcome Leganes to Camp Nou on Tuesday. 

The match will be Barça's first at home behind closed doors and their second of 11 in just 40 days with La Liga aiming to be concluded by June 19. 

"The idea is to make changes and we will do as the games continue," Setien said. "I want to see how tiredness affects each player because I want to reach the end of the season with the necessary freshness. 

"We will see how the championship progresses and how the players recover from their efforts." 

Setien confirmed the preparation of the lineup to a game he's particularly fond of: "It's like a game of chess, there are a lot of variables and you have to decide which piece to move. 

"There are unknowns that you cannot control because you see the board as it is, but you don't know how it will be a few moves down the line. What I want is everybody to be fresh when they step on to the pitch." 

In that sense, he confirmed there will be minutes for everyone: "Everyone will take part. My intention is that everyone is in shape and can take on the games without injuries and be at their best." 

On the risk of injuries, he asked his players to consider the team's needs: "We have to be careful, we know that there could be muscle injuries and we can't take risks. We don't want to lose a player for four or five games because they didn't rest.

"What we have to do is win all of the games. It's going to be a fight in which (us and Real Madrid) cannot err, I hope that the advantage we have now will be enough at the end of the season, but I know there are many things we cannot control." 

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