Every body: Casado s playing time has been drastically reduced, and the return of injured players will further drop his ranking.

Recently, "Daily Sports" talked about Casado's future in Barcelona. They said that the player's playing time has been drastically reduced. With the return of Pedri and Garvey, his playing order will further decline.

In Barcelona's defeat against Chelsea, he did not get a minute of playing opportunity, and even Flick chose to use Eric Garcia in this position for the second consecutive game. Casado failed to regain the form of last season, even with injuries to Pedri and Garvey and Bernal's gradual return.

The 22-year-old player has played a total of 591 minutes so far this season, distributed in 13 games, 7 of which were starts. However, in these games, Casado only played the full game in 3 games, and was substituted at halftime in 2 other games. Although he has been included in the squad for all 18 games of the season, he missed one game due to injury: against Celta Vigo, where he was due to start.

The data is in sharp contrast to last season, when he performed well in the first team. At the same time last season, Casado has accumulated 1,305 minutes of playing time, 714 minutes more than this year. In addition, he started 15 of the 17 games he played and was substituted in only 4 games.

In recent games, Flick has chosen different plans. In the games against Athletic Bilbao and Chelsea, Flick decided to use Eric Garcia in the midfield. He also brought Christensen on as a substitute in the second half to rearrange Martin in a defensive midfield role, while Casado remained on the bench at Stamford Bridge.

On the other hand, in the games against Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo, Flick allowed Olmo to assume the role usually performed by Pedri, supporting Eric Garcia and De Jong respectively. Casado's last start was in the Champions League game against Brugge on November 5. After the game, Flick said: "The problem is not only the defense, but also the midfield, where we lost too many confrontations. We are analyzing this problem and need to improve."

Casado lost his importance after experiencing the outbreak of last season. He is currently negotiating with Barcelona to renew his contract for two years until 2030, but he has lost his place in Flick's plan. With Pedri and Garvey back, the midfielder will be relegated to the bench this season.