Alignments of the FC Barcelona-The Palms (League J18)

After the unfair defeat fit in the first party of the year 2017 against the Athletic Club in Saint Mamés, with reason of the gone of eighth of final of Glass of Rey, the FC Barcelona of Luis Enrique has gone improving progressively, taking out a tie (1-1) of The Madrigal in League and goleando to the Athletic (3-1) in the Camp Nou to advance to the following round of Glass of Rey. In front of the UD The Palms, Luis Enrique will make some remarkable changes in the eleven initial, although keeping always to the majority of basic pieces not to lose competitiveness.

The XI of the Barça in front of the UD The Palms

XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Aleix Vidal, Umtiti, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Busquets, André Gomes, Rafinha; it Burn, Luis Suárez and Leo Messi.

Bench: Cillessen, Andrés Iniesta, Lucas Digne, Rakitic, Neymar Jr, Jeremy Mathieu and Paco Alcácer.

XI of the UD The Palms: Javi Varas; Michel, D. García, Lemos, Hélder; Table, Gómez, Saw; The Zhar, Tana and Boateng.

To face the meeting, the FC Barcelona will do without several important players like Neymar Jr, Gerard Hammered and Sergi Roberto, to those who Luis Enrique has wanted to give rest to yield them probably the titularity in the gone of chambers of Glass of the King against the Real Sociedad, whereas Jeremy Mathieu has been the big surprise in the announcement, being already recovered of the injury that dragged. The centre of the saga was one of the doubts of "Struggle" of face to the crash, betting finally by Samuel Umtiti and Javier Mascherano.

And it is that the eleven of the FC Barcelona comes preceded of a list of summoned with the inclusion of Aleix Vidal, that goes in in the announcement and is to title after having fallen of her in the three first parties contested by the FC Barcelona in this 2017. Regarding the goal, Cillessen will remain in the bench and will leave in the terracing to Jordi Masip. The another big novelty, the titularity of Rafinha to the detriment of Rakitic.

With this alignment, the will of Luis Enrique in front of the insular team is more than clear: go out to by all without conceding at all from the first minute. The Catalans will treat to follow with the good series initiated against the Athletic after the goleada achieved in the Camp Nou (3-1). With a good result, will prepare of the best of the ways for the gone of the quarter-finals of Glass against the Real Sociedad. Besides, the big aim is to follow putting pressure to a Real Madrid that aventaja in 5 points to the Barcelona at the head of the classification of LaLiga Santander 2016-17.