MX23RW : Friday, January 31 00:27:42| >> :120:11856:11856:
[monks data]
Levante logo
La Liga
Feb 7, 2016 at 11am UK
 
Barcelona logo

0-2

FT(HT: 0-1)
Navarro (21' og.), Suarez (92')

Team News: Trio return for Barcelona

Claudio Bravo, Javier Mascherano and Dani Alves all earn recalls to the Barcelona starting lineup for the trip to Levante.

Claudio Bravo, Javier Mascherano and Dani Alves have all returned to the Barcelona team for today's clash away at Levante's Estadi Ciutat de Valencia.

Head coach Luis Enrique rested the trio for Wednesday evening's 7-0 thrashing of Valencia in the Copa del Rey.

However, goalkeeper Bravo has been recalled between the posts at the expense of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, while Jeremy Mathieu and Aleix Vidal have made way for Mascherano and Alves respectively.

Elsewhere, Sergio Busquets, who this morning was linked with a summer move to Manchester City, has dropped down to the bench. His place in the holding midfield role has gone to youngster Sergi Roberto.

As for the home side, they have handed a first start to striker Giuseppe Rossi following his recent arrival from Fiorentina.

Levante: Marino; Tono, Feddal, Navarro, Lopez; Simao, Verza, Morales, Lerma; Rossi, Deyverson
Orban, Xumetra, Camarasa, Ruben, Cuero, Ghilas, Medjani

Barcelona: Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Roberto, Rakitic, Iniesta; Neymar, Suarez, Messi
Subs: Ter Stegen, Busquets, Turan, Bartra, Munir, Vial, Mathieu

Follow Sports Mole's live text coverage of the La Liga clash here.

ID:265922: cacheID:265922:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3321:
Written by
Liam Apicella
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Javier Mascherano for Barcelona on February 11, 2015
Read Next:
Luis Enrique omits senior Barcelona trio
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid21154250203049
2Atletico MadridAtletico21136235142145
3Barcelona21133559243542
4Athletic Bilbao21117331181340
5Villarreal219753932734
6Mallorca219391926-730
7Rayo Vallecano217862524129
8GironaGirona218492929028
9Real Sociedad218491717028
10Real BetisBetis217772326-328
11Osasuna216962530-527
12Sevilla217682430-627
13Celta Vigo2174103033-325
14Getafe215881717023
15Las PalmasLas Palmas2165102634-823
16Leganes215881929-1023
17AlavesAlaves2156102533-821
18Espanyol2155112033-1320
19Valencia2137112036-1616
20Real ValladolidValladolid2143141442-2815


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!