World Sports: Casado may replace Pedri, Lewandowski and Olmo are unlikely to start

In the 11th round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Elche at home. The Western media "World Sports News" reported that Flick will make at least one adjustment to the lineup of the previous round. With Pedri set to miss a month with a muscle problem, his position needs to be filled. The good news is that Lewandowski and Olmo are back from injury.

Flick has several options to replace Pedri. The most likely scenario is for Casado to step into the double holding midfield position again, partnering with De Jong. De Jong will be the initiator of the team's offense. This season, in the 13 games that have been played, the two have not started together in this position. They started together against Girona, but De Jong was the attacking midfielder.

If Casado is not used, Frick has other options. He has deployed Eric Garcia in this position on several occasions, or he can also use 19-year-old second-team midfielder Tommy Marquez.

In addition, Lewandowski and Olmo are back, but they are unlikely to start. Olmo returns to the lineup after weeks of injury, but his inclusion in the starting lineup will come as a surprise. Especially in the absence of Pedri, Olmo's return is undoubtedly a gift, especially since Pedri's injury may last more than a month.

As for Lewandowski, he scored 42 goals last season. The team has sorely missed his goal-scoring ability in the last three games. His goals per game rate has a huge impact on the team. He has only scored four goals so far this season, his worst start in nearly 15 years, mainly due to injuries.