Xavi's special plan for Pique-Alba-Busquets trio revealed

Xavi has indicated that the club veterans (Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets) will only play one match a week, as per RAC1's Gerard Romero.

If there are two games in a week, the three players will be replaced by Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde and Nico respectively.

Xavi's intentions are clear: firstly, the players will always be physically well-prepared and less injury-prone; secondly, the squad rebuild will go a little smoother.

Source: Gerard Romero