Roony Bardghji has endured more frustration over the international break with Sweden. The Barcelona star complained about his lack of minutes at Camp Nou after being called up but didn’t feature in either of his country’s games against Poland and Ukraine.
The Barcelona forward wasn’t even in the match-day squad for the vital game against Poland that sealed Sweden’s place at World Cup 2026. Manager Graham Potter explained why he left Roony out of his selection for the must-win match.
“It was a difficult
decision. We have a lot of players. We had Gustav (Lundgren) as an option on the right. We knew we had Besfort (Zeneli), Taha (Ali), Gustaf Nilsson, etc,” he said.
“Bardghji’s position was sold out. But everyone knows his qualities. That’s the difficult part of a coach’s job when there are many options, but you have to choose.”
Roony now heads back to Barcelona and will be hoping he can enjoy some first-team minutes between now and the end of the campaign. Barcelona are back in action on Saturday against Atletico in La Liga.
