Recently, there has been a significant increase in the voices of footballers calling for a lightening of the schedule. The Manchester City midfielder Rodri recently threatened a striker from the

Problems could be on the horizon for FC Barcelona and its head coach Hansi Flick, as they collectively suffered their first defeat of the season away at AS Monaco.

Barcelona will be under-strength when they make a LaLiga trip to Villarreal, having lost several players to injury, but coach Hansi Flick said on Saturday he is confident his squad is strong enough to adapt to the challenges it faces.