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La Liga | Gameweek 15
Dec 22, 2020 at 9pm UK
Jose Zorrilla
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Real Valladolid
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Fernandez (77')
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Lenglet (21'), Braithwaite (35'), Messi (65')
Alba (62'), de Jong (68')

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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico19135134122244
2Real Madrid19134243192443
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal198653431330
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad198471713428
8GironaGirona198472725228
9Rayo Vallecano196762222025
10Real BetisBetis196762123-225
11Osasuna196762328-525
12Celta Vigo197392830-224
13Sevilla196582128-723
14Las PalmasLas Palmas196492429-522
15Getafe194781316-319
16Leganes194781829-1119
17Espanyol2054111932-1319
18AlavesAlaves1945102131-1017
19Real ValladolidValladolid2043131439-2515
20Valencia1927101829-1113


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