Barcelona vs Espanyol Predicted Lineups: Los Cules buoyed from Clasico demolition

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has welcomed some star names back recently but there are a few big guns still missing

 
7:00am on Sunday 3rd November 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Barcelona are looking to make it six wins in a row in all competitions when they face Espanyol in the derby on Sunday.

Los Cules have enjoyed a fantastic 10 days or so as in that time they have beat Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League and Real Madrid 4-0 in the Clasico.

Barca are six points clear at the top of La Liga and face an Espanyol side just one point out of the relegation zone.

Barcelona Team News

Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo have all returned from injury recently, but Flick will still be without Ferran Torres, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo.

Last Barcelona Lineup

Here's how Barcelona lined up against Real Madrid.

Espanyol Team News

Pol Lozano, Fernando Calero and Edu Exposito are injured for Espanyol.

Last Espanyol Lineup

Here's how Espanyol lined up against San Tirso in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.

Barcelona vs Espanyol Expected Lineups

Olmo and De Jong are pushing for starts and if they do come in it will be at at the expense of Marc Casado and Fermin Lopez. The front three of Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha picks itself at the moment.

Barcelona (4-3-3): Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, I. Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri, Olmo; Yamal, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Espanyol will likely bring back a number of players who were rested from the stating XI for the Copa del Rey. Alex Kral, Joan Garcia and Alvaro Tejero might return though Alejo Veliz might retain his spot after scoring a hat-trick on Thursday.

Espanyol (4-4-2): Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Olivan; Tejero, Kral, Gragera, Carreras; Puado, Veliz

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