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La Liga | Gameweek 16
Dec 29, 2020 at 6.15pm UK
Camp Nou
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Barcelona
1 - 1
Eibar

Dembele (67')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Kike (57')
Alvarez (75'), Recio (83')

How Barcelona could line up against Eibar

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Tuesday's La Liga clash with Eibar.

Barcelona will be looking to make it four wins from their last five La Liga matches when they welcome lowly Eibar to Camp Nou on Tuesday night.

Ronald Koeman's side have collected 10 points from their last four games in Spain's top flight and will enter the contest off the back of a strong 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid on December 22.

The Catalan giants are still off the pace in terms of the top of the table, though, currently sitting fifth, eight points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who have a game in hand on Barca.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the hosts could line up against Eibar.


POSS BAR XI vs. EIB

Out: Jordi Alba (banned), Lionel Messi (ankle), Gerard Pique (knee), Ansu Fati (knee), Sergi Roberto (muscle)
Doubtful: Ousmane Dembele (hamstring)

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

Barca will again be without the services of Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique and Ansu Fati through injury, while Jordi Alba is suspended due to the booking that he picked up against Valladolid.

The Catalan giants have also announced that Lionel Messi will miss the contest due to an ankle issue, with the Argentine not expected to return to training until the start of January.

Ousmane Dembele is an option, having recovered from a hamstring issue, although it seems likely that Philippe Coutinho will get the nod in an attacking position alongside Pedri and Antoine Griezmann, meaning that Martin Braithwaite could operate at the tip of the attack.

Koeman selected a back three against Valladolid but could revert to a four for this match, with Junior Firpo in line to start at left-back, and the expected change of formation could see Miralem Pjanic drop out.

Sergio Busquets started on the bench last time out but should come back into the side; Oscar Mingueza, meanwhile, could drop out of the starting XI with Ronald Araujo likely to feature alongside Clement Lenglet in the middle of the defence.

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2Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Real BetisBetis186752122-125
10Osasuna186752327-425
11Celta Vigo187382728-124
12Rayo Vallecano185762021-122
13Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
14Sevilla186482027-722
15Leganes184681728-1118
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1843111630-1415
19Valencia1826101728-1112
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512


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