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La Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 21, 2021 at 9pm UK
San Mamés Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
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Barcelona

Martinez (50')
Martinez (20')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Depay (75')
Garcia (28'), Alba (76')
Garcia (90+3')

How Barcelona could line up against Athletic Bilbao

How Barcelona could line up against Athletic Bilbao
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Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona will again be without a number of important players for their second La Liga match of the 2021-22 campaign away to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night.

Moussa Wague, Ansu Fati, Oscar Mingueza, Sergio Aguero, Ousmane Dembele and Marc-Andre ter Stegen remain unavailable for selection through injury.

Ronald Koeman's side did not suffer any fresh problems in their season opener with Real Sociedad last weekend, though, and there were plenty of positives from the clash at Camp Nou.

Martin Braithwaite was rewarded with a start in the final third, and the experienced attacker scored a brace, while Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto also registered.

Emerson, Roberto, Clement Lenglet and Ronald Araujo were among those to come off the bench against Real Sociedad, but it seems unlikely that Koeman will make alterations for this contest.

As a result, Braithwaite could again be joined in the final third by Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay, while Pedri, who has had an incredibly busy 12 months, should feature in central midfield.

Frenkie de Jong was a doubt for the clash with Real Sociedad but played 71 minutes of the contest and has not suffered a recurrence of the issue, so the Dutchman should again start here.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Neto; Dest, Pique, E Garcia, Alba; Pedri, Busquets, De Jong; Braithwaite, Memphis, Griezmann

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2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal167542827126
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8Osasuna176742225-325
9Real BetisBetis176652021-124
10GironaGirona176472325-222
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
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