Alignments of the J13 of LaLiga: Athletic of Madrid-FC Barcelona

LaLiga Santander goes back after two weeks of stop by international selections with a duel between two direct applicants by the title: the FC Barcelona and the Athletic of Madrid. The balloon will throw to film to the 20:45 in the lawn of Wanda Metropolitan that it will be a pot to pressure in search of the leadership, that still have it the Barcelona with a point of advantage.

They will not have it easy the men of Ernesto Valverde, that arrive to Madrilenian earths with two very sensitive drops in the centre of the field: Ivan Rakitic and Philippe Coutinho. The Croat saw the red in the last day in front of the Real Betis -in addition to having lesionado with his selection- and the Brazilian did not go in in the announcement by prevention.

Neither the Athletic of Madrid will arrive with all his eleven of gala, since the drops in defence have cebado with the group of Diego Pablo Simeone. The most sensitive are the ones of Diego Godín, leader of the saga rojiblanca, and Juanfran Torres, lateral theorist headline. In spite of this, the colchoneros have good players to relieve them with full guarantees.

The defeat of the Real Madrid against the Eibar can open even more the boquete that there is between the group of Santiago Solari and the victorious of the party between athletic and culés. If the party finished in tie, the Seville would have the opportunity to put like leader in solitary if it wins to one of the teams disclosure, the Real Valladolid.

These are the XI of Barcelona and Athletic of Madrid

XI of the Athletic of Madrid: Oblak; Arias, Savic, Lucas Hernández, Filipe Luis; Koke, Rodrigo, Saúl, Lemar; Griezmann and Diego Coast.

XI of the FC Barcelona:  Ter Stegen; Semedo, Hammered, Umtiti, Alba; Arthur, Busquets, Sergi Roberto; Arturo Vidal; Messi and Luis Suárez.

Bench: Cillessen, Lenglet, Dembélé, Munir, Malcom, Aleñà and Rafinha.

Finally, Ernesto Valverde, in front of the drops of Philippe Coutinho and of Ivan Rakitic, decided to bet for reinforcing the centre of the field with the presence of Sergi Roberto and of Arturo Vidal, two players with good offensive contribution but also a big tactical perception.

Another of the doubts, that was in the axis of the defence, resolved with Samuel Umtiti, that ousted to Clément Lenglet of the eleven. On the other hand, Nélson Semedo went back to the titularity to cover the gap that left Sergi Roberto when advancing his position.