Sunday at 21 FC Barcelona will face Villarreal away in the hit of the 21st round of LaLiga. Xavi’s men will be fighting for a seventh win in a row and extending their lead over Real Madrid, who were competing in the Club World Cup this weekend. On the other hand, goal number fifteen will be sought by Robert Lewandowski, who will start in the starting lineup.
Spanish media predict two changes in Barcelona’s squad. Lewandowski intact
At least that’s what all the Spanish media, which are in agreement about the first eleven that Xavi designates to play at the Estadio de la Ceramica, predict. It should look like this:
- Ter Stegen – Kounde, Christensen, Araujo, Balde – De Jong, Kessie, Pedri – Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi
The FC Barcelona coach will once again bet on four midfielders, but with two changes compared to the previous match against Sevilla – the injured Sergio Busquets is to be replaced by Franck Kessie, who recently scored an assist for Alba’s goal. The experienced left-back will sit on the bench this time, and Alejandro Balde will take his place.
Ousmane Dembele’s injury caused a change in formation, but Gavi found himself great in the new role. This also allowed Frenkie De Jong to unleash his potential, who has been performing very well in recent weeks. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same about Robert Lewandowski, who is regressing in form, although he recently scored a goal against Real Betis.
The first whistle of the Villarreal-FC Barcelona clash at Estadio de la Ceramica will sound on Sunday at 21. We invite you to the live coverage of this match on Sport.pl.
Source: Sport.PL

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