Barcelona Face Elche: Coach Flick's Lineup Puzzle
Barcelona will play Elche today in La Liga.
La Liga is the top football league in Spain.
The coach of Barcelona is Hansi Flick.
Flick must choose his best lineup for the game.
This is not easy. People call it a puzzle for Flick.
A puzzle is a hard problem to solve.
Lamine Yamal is a young player for Barcelona.
Fans want to know if he will play.
You can watch the match live on TV.
You can also watch it with a live stream online.
Many fans are excited for this game.
The match will start soon today.
Vocabulary5 words
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- puzzle
- a hard problem to solve
- live stream
- watching video online at the same time it happens
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Elche 2. Hansi Flick 3. Yes
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Barcelona will play _____ today in La Liga.
La Liga is the top football _____ in Spain.
The coach of Barcelona is _____.
Flick must choose his best _____ for the game.
People call it a _____ for Flick.
A puzzle is a hard problem to _____.
Lamine Yamal is a young _____ for Barcelona.
You can watch the match live on _____.
You can also watch it with a _____ online.
Many fans are _____ for this game.
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