Real Oviedo coach Veljko Paunovic said before hosting Barcelona this Thursday (Carlos Tartiere, 9:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. GMT), in the sixth matchday of the Spanish League, that the possible absence of Lamine Yamal “is not good for football and the spectacle.”

“I don’t think it’s good for a great player to be injured and miss the game. I regret it because I admire these players, and even more so someone like Lamine Yamal, who I believe is destined to mark an era,” said the Carbayon coach in the press room at the Carlos Tartiere.

Asked about how to approach a match against the league champions, Paunovic pointed out that his team will need “organization, concentration, and courage” to show that they are capable of “competing against a Champions team, as this club has done in the past.”

“The final stretch against Elche was a good example of what this team is capable of. We lacked the same conviction at the beginning of the game. We had more shots than ever away from home, and these lessons have to be taken for granted so as not to fail again,” explained the coach of a Real Oviedo team that has won one and lost four in its first five matches. League matches.

Finally, Paunovic confirmed to the media that this Thursday, for the first time this season, captain Santi Cazorla will start for Real Oviedo.

Real Oviedo vs. FC Barcelona