Coming into this match on the back of an impressive run which has seen them to collect 24 points out of the last 30, Luiz Enrique seemed hopeful in his pre-match conference to extend the stay of Barcelona at the top of LA Liga. Courtesy to a slip from Real Madrid last week, Barcelona for the first time this year, went to the epitome of LA Liga.
However, with both Dani Alves and Jordi Alba suspended and Sergio Busquets sidelined for another week, Barcelona are expected to field a different team than last week.
The biggest blow to FC Barcelona, ahead of their crunch Champions League tie with Manchester City which will be followed by an EL-Classico, is the absence of Busquets.
Being a part of the Real Madrid squad that defeated Granada at the end of February, the Spaniard hasn’t featured since then due to an ankle ligament injury. His injury doubts were confirmed by boss Luiz Enrique today, who not only ruled him out for Saturday’s fixture, but also from the next week’s EL-Classico.
As a result of subsequent injuries and suspensions that have scathed Barcelona ahead of a crunch week, the 18 man squad that has travelled to Eibar ahead of Saturday’s kickoff includes two debutantes in the shape of Adriano Correia and Douglas.
While little is known of the duo in the footballing world, Correia is a full back while Douglas was a midfield signing that was acquired last summer. Martin Montoya is another player who has made it to the travelling party.
Here is how Barcelona are expected to lineup against Eibar on the weekend: –
Probable Barcelona lineup
Bravo – Martin Montoya – Correia – Pique – Mathieu – Rakitic – Iniesta – Mascherano – Suarez – Neymar – Messi
Eibar Vs FC Barcelona will take place on 14th March, at 17:00 GMT at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua Stadium
LA Liga: How will FC Barcelona lineup against Eibar
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