Spain cut him. Getafe is the soft target.

English desks will file Éric García as a Roja story and move on. The Liga graph sits colder.

Named in Spain’s XI at right-back against England on 26 September, he was withdrawn in the warm-up with left-knee molestias; Marc Pubill started (Marca / AS / RFEF XI change). The next day RFEF desconvocado him after tests — precaution language about the next international fixtures and avoiding any risk — and called Robin Le Normand (Atlético) in his place (RFEF / Sport / MD, 27 September). He returns to Barcelona for treatment.

Catalan wires already look past the camp cut to Barça’s first Liga night after the break: Getafe at Camp Nou, Saturday 10 October, 18:30. What English desks skip: Mundo Deportivo puts him around 469′ this campaign (seventh in minutes) against Koundé around 261′. That is Flick’s load-bearing right-back, not a bit-part cut from camp.

Timing on a Getafe start still sits with the medicals. The graph is already which minutes matter when Liga resumes.

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— Jet Callen / THE GRAPHS