Barcelona midfielder Brian Farinas has had to bide his time this season after being promoted to Hansi Flick’s first team for the 2026-27 season.
Farinas has yet to play a single minute even though Flick has admitted he deserves some game time for the Catalan giants.
There’s been talk this week that Farinas could be deployed as an emergency full-back at the weekend against Alaves due to the club’s injury problems, and Flick has dropped a strong hint that he will play.
“He’s very intelligent. He’s been
training with us since the start of pre-season and has been doing a fantastic job. The time has come for him to get the playing time he deserves,” Flick told a pre-match press conference.
With Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Xavi Espart and Andreas Christensen all set to miss the game against Alaves, Farinas could well get his first minutes of the season as Barcelona aim to get back to winning ways.
