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How Barcelona could line up against Girona

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Sunday's La Liga clash with Catalan rivals Girona.

Barcelona will be looking to record their eighth successive La Liga victory when they visit Catalan rivals Girona on Sunday afternoon.

The Spanish champions have been victorious in their last seven in the league to open up a five-point advantage over second-placed Atletico Madrid, while Girona currently occupy 12th position in the table.

That said, Barcelona will enter this match off the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Sevilla in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday night.

Ernesto Valverde made a number of changes for the trip to the Estadio Ramon and Sevilla proved too strong on the night, meaning that Barcelona have serious work to do in the second leg if they are to continue in the competition.

Here, Sports Mole has taken a look at how Barcelona could line up against Girona on their return to league action.


POSS BAR XI vs. GIR

Out: Rafinha (knee), Samuel Umtiti (knee), Ousmane Dembele (ankle)

Lionel Messi played no part against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey, but the Argentine will return to the starting XI this weekend, while Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho will also be back in the team.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets will also all definitely earn recalls, while Thomas Vermaelen could be chosen ahead of Clement Lenglet to start alongside Gerard Pique at the back.

Valverde has plenty of midfield options and the third place alongside Busquets and Ivan Rakitic will go to either Arturo Vidal or Arthur, with the latter expected to just get the nod.

Ousmane Dembele, Rafinha and Samuel Umtiti remain on the sidelines for the Spanish champions.

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Lionel Messi in action for Barcelona on December 11, 2018
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona21154258213749
2Atletico MadridAtletico21128132131944
3Real Madrid2112363426839
4Sevilla21106536221436
5AlavesAlaves219572224-232
6Getafe218762518731
7Valencia2161142218429
8Real Betis218582526-129
9Real Sociedad217682524127
10Levante217593240-826
11EibarEibar216872630-426
12Athletic Bilbao2151152226-426
13Real Valladolid216781924-525
14GironaGirona215972328-524
15Espanyol2173112334-1124
16Leganes215882026-623
17Rayo Vallecano2165102536-1123
18Celta Vigo2156103336-321
19Villarreal213992129-818
20Huesca2126131739-2212

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