It has been revealed why Barcelona plays in the Champions League with the bench

FC Barcelona is back in the UEFA Champions League, this time, playing a relatively comfortable game at home, against Shakhtar Donetsk. The match corresponds to the third gameweek of the tournament, specifically, group H of the same.

FC Barcelona is the leader of the group, after beating Porto and Antwerpen in gameweeks one and two. Now, those from Spain have 6 points at the moment, three more than the Ukrainians and the Portuguese. If FC Barcelona wins today, they could almost ensure their qualification for the round of 16 of the tournament, a phase they have not reached in two consecutive years.

Now, fans are wondering why Xavi Hernandez played so many reserve players against Shakhtar Donetsk, however, it certainly has a logical explanation. FC Barcelona will line up with Ter Stegen in goal; defense with a line of 4 with Cancelo, Araujo, Íñigo Martínez and Marcos Alonso; midfield with Romeu, Gundogan, to put Lamine Yamal and Joao Félix on the wings. Fermín López and Ferran Torres will be in the attack. The substitute bench has many youth players, including Marc Guiu.

Why aren't they all the main starters?

Xavi Hernández seems to prefer to beat Real Madrid, because he has a match on the weekend, and he has saved several players on the substitute bench.