Pere Romeu gives Clàudia Pina a chance to play vs Granada

Barcelona boss Pere Romeu goes into the game vs Granada focused on regaining momentum after their loss to Real Sociedad. Ahead of the match, he left open the possibility of Clàudia Pina featuring and sounded optimistic: “We have to assess today’s session, but in principle Clàudia Pina will be available for Granada,” he said.

Pina had left the Spain national team camp due to discomfort, and her return is now expected for the Granada match if training goes well. Romeu also stressed the mental side of an demanding campaign: “In elite football, it’s very important to be mentally stable.”

He added that they studied the Zubieta defeat in depth and worked to correct mistakes while keeping the positives. He highlighted how Real Sociedad set up defensively with a very low 5-4-1 and “very, very few high presses,” and noted that Barcelona created some space behind, but didn’t use it with enough accuracy on the final pass.