Barcelona boss Quique Setien has claimed LaLiga’s proposed five substitutions per game will be unfavourable to his side.

Teams in the Bundesliga have been able to make up to five changes instead of the usual three since the return of the league, after FIFA approved of the measure in a bid to avoid injuries to players following the lengthy break from coronavirus.

LaLiga is set to return on June 11 and will adopt the same measures, but Setien believes the move could work against his side.

‘I don’t know if it will harm us or benefit us,’ the 61-year-old told the Las Palmas Football Federation. ‘I think it will harm us because of our way of playing.

‘We know that a lot of matches we will resolve in the final minutes. If you give the rival the option of putting on fresh players in that time, the weakness that is generated, with tired players, won’t come about.

‘But it can also give you resources in a specific moment. It’s an unknown quantity and we’ll see how it goes.’

The Barcelona boss also revealed he had hoped he would have been given more preparation time before LaLiga returned to action

Setien’s players will only and have trained together for 10 days when games re-commence on June 11 and he added: ‘We thought we would have more time to work as a group, but it’s not to be.

‘We would have liked more time. I hope there are not many injuries and that it’s less harmful than we imagine.’

Barcelona are just two points ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid with 11 games left in the season.

SOURCE:- allfootballapp