Barcelona face striker dilemma for La Liga opener

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Barcelona will start their La Liga title defence against Elche without a recognised striker, as both Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres have left the club. No replacement has been signed in time for the match. Hamza Abdelkarim, a youngster who started most preseason games in the centre-forward position, is the leading candidate to fill the role. He has yet to make his official debut for Barcelona. Raphinha, Anthony Gordon, and Karim Adeyemi also saw minutes as strikers during preseason, while Dani Olmo started there in a key win last season. Youngsters Òscar Gistau and Shane Kluivert are unlikely to feature prominently.


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