Official: Barcelona squad list to face Athletic Club
Following their emphatic 3-0 win over Villarreal in La Liga earlier this week, Barcelona will lock horns with Athletic Club on Sunday and look to rack up another victory.
The Blaugrana could find themselves six points behind arch-rivals Real Madrid by the time the game kicks off on Sunday. And Xavi & co. will need all three points to ensure that they keep up the pressure on the league leaders.
Ahead of Ernesto Valverde’s return to Camp Nou, Barcelona have released the squad list for the clash against Athletic Club.
Xavi has named the same squad as he did for the midweek clash against Villarreal, meaning there are no fresh injury concerns nor are there any returns.
It had been reported that Andreas Christensen is close to receiving a medical green light, but it has not come in time for Athletic’s visit to Spotify Camp Nou. Along with the Dane, Memphis Depay and Ronald Araujo are other players out injured for BarΓ§a.
What will be interesting to see is whether Xavi makes any changes to the team or sticks to the lineup that performed brilliantly against Villarreal.
Ansu Fati scored a goal, Ferran Torres was impressive on the right flank, Jordi Alba justified his selection and Frenkie de Jong excelled as the pivot midfielder. So, whether there are any recalls for the likes of Alejandro Balde, Raphinha, Ousmane Dembele and Sergio Busquets remains to be seen.
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