After falling out of favor with Xavi at the Nou Camp, the former Chelsea player has been dubbed “the lost center back” amid problems at Barcelona.
The defender joined the Catalan giants in the summer of 2022 after leaving Stamford Bridge upon the expiry of his contract.
He was a popular player with the Blues but his exit came amid the chaos that engulfed the club when previous owner Roman Abramovich was forced to sell up after being sanctioned by the UK government.
A former Chelsea star has gotten a lot of bad press for how he played at Barcelona.
The defender moved to Barcelona from Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2022, when his contract there expired.
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After that, he went to Barcelona, where he was a key part of the team’s record-setting 26 clean sheets as they won LaLiga for the first time in four years.
Andreas Christensen is the former Premier League player in question. The Spanish news outlet AS calls him “the lost center back” because of his recent problems at the club.
In the past, things weren’t like this. Last season, Christensen played 32 times across all categories and quickly shut down those who questioned him.
He became Xavi’s main center defender, along with Ronald Araujo. This meant that Jules Kounde had to play right back.
But he has lost favor, even though he had a good start to the season and started the first seven games.
When Christensen has played recently, Barcelona has lost to Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk, which hasn’t helped his cause.
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In fact, Christensen has fallen behind Araujo, Kounde, and Martinez as a center back. The Dane has also been taken off the field six times out of 12 games this season.
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But AS also says that Xavi still has faith in Christensen, even though he hasn’t played much lately. The Dane is likely to play a lot over the next few months, when Barcelona has a busy schedule across all tournaments.