This pre-season, Pau Victor was one of the new Barcelona players who shone the brightest and gained a lot of attention from the new coach, Hansi Flick. He scored three goals and provided one assist in three matches against opponents as formidable as AC Milan, Manchester City, and Real Madrid during the USA tour.
After returning from the States, the striker again played in the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Monaco. However, following this match and the start of the official competitions, his participation in Flick’s team has been rather scarce. He has played only seven minutes in the four games up to now and is the outfield player with the fewest minutes in the available squad.
However, SPORT reports that things might change soon for the young striker as Flick has already given him maximum confidence, and the upcoming density of fixtures will compel the German tactician to give more opportunities to Pau Victor.
The next three months are full of important games for Barcelona. There are a lot of weeks with double matches, and some of these matches are also against some tricky opponents. Furthermore, the main leader of the Blaugrana attack, Robert Lewandowski, is already 36 years of age and would need regular rest between matches.
Thus, Pau Victor might get his first start for the Barcelona first team soon. He might face some competition from Ansu Fati, but he has already shown his ability to play both as a single striker and along with Lewandowski during the pre-season matches.
Thus, with chances just around the corner, Barcelona fans will be hoping he will take the maximum benefit from these playing opportunities, just as he did in the pre-season tour of the USA. Pau Victor himself will be gunning to put on a show as playing for the Blaugrana club was one of his dreams, and now that he has joined it, he will be looking to leave a mark on the club.
