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How Barcelona could line up against Real Valladolid

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up against Real Valladolid on Tuesday night.

Barcelona's penultimate match of 2020 will see them face Real Valladolid on Tuesday night.

The Catalan giants have largely struggled to show their best form in the opening months of the 2020-21 campaign and are currently down in fifth position in the La Liga table, eight points off the summit.

Ronald Koeman's side suffered a 2-1 loss at Cadiz in their last away league game on December 5, while they were held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how Barca could line up when they face Valladolid, who have shown improvement in recent weeks but are still down in 17th position in the table.


POSS BAR XI vs. VAL

Out: Sergi Roberto (muscle), Gerard Pique (knee), Ansu Fati (knee)
Doubtful: Ousmane Dembele (hamstring)

> Click here for Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of this match

Barca boss Koeman will again be unable to call upon injured trio Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique and Ansu Fati on Tuesday, while Ousmane Dembele remains a major doubt due to a hamstring problem.

Dembele has recently returned to training, but it seems more likely that the France international will feature against Eibar on December 29 than be involved in this game.

There are expected to be changes from the side that started against Valencia, with Clement Lenglet expected to come in for Oscar Mingueza in a defensive position.

Frenkie de Jong should return in the middle of the park, meanwhile, with the Netherlands international potentially replacing Philippe Coutinho, who found it difficult to make his mark against Los Che.

Martin Braithwaite is expected to retain his spot in a wide area, though, while Pedri should also be involved in the final third alongside Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi.

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How you voted: Real Valladolid vs Barcelona

Real Valladolid
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Draw
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Barcelona
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico1613213162541
2Real Madrid18114330151537
3Barcelona18104437172034
4Villarreal188822617932
5Real Sociedad1986529161330
6Sevilla179352115630
7Granada188372129-827
8Celta Vigo186572228-623
9CadizCadiz186571522-723
10Real Betis187292231-923
11Levante175662324-121
12Athletic Bilbao186392122-121
13Getafe175571518-320
14Valencia184772425-119
15EibarEibar184771518-319
16AlavesAlaves184681623-718
17Real Valladolid184681625-918
18ElcheElche163761421-716
19Osasuna183691527-1215
20Huesca181981428-1412

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