The FC Barcelona will face one of the most complicated parties of LaLiga just Santander after the stop by selections of this month of November: the one of the Athletic of Madrid in Wanda Metropolitan. With the leadership suspender belt at stake, the Barcelona group will treat to obtain three points that serve him to keep in first position.
The 'virus FIFA' has happened bill in the team of Ernesto Valverde, that will have the drop of Ivan Rakitic by injury (although it had not been able to play equally in Wanda Metropolitan by the red cardboard that received in front of the Real Betis). The injury of Philippe Coutinho and the recovery of Samuel Umtiti open a stage of doubts in the alignment culé.
The four doubts of Valverde in the Athletic of Madrid-FC Barcelona
Left head office
In these moments, is an incógnita think in which player will form couple with Gerard Hammered in the axis of the defence. Samuel Umtiti seems totally recovered of his problems in the knee, but Clément Lenglet has surrendered to a good level and has more rhythm of competition. The Catalan is the only that has the place ensured.
Right side
The normal would be that Sergi Roberto could keep the place in the right side, but would not be at all descartable that, because of the drop of Ivan Rakitic and to the problems of the Catalan in defence, advanced his position for suplir to the Croatian and left the right side for Nelson Semedo, rested after the stop of selections.
Right interior
The margarita of the substitute of Ivan Rakitic deshojará between Sergi Roberto, as we have commented in the previous section, or Arturo Vidal, that is showing that it is in a splendid moment of form. Whereas the Catalan would be a bet by the control, the Chilean would contribute physical to combat the rocky centre of the field of the Athletic of Madrid.
Left extreme
Here there are not doubts in case that Philippe Coutinho recover . If finally the Brazilian finish being low in Wanda Metropolitan, the logic would say that Ousmane Dembélé or Malcom would occupy his place, but still there is another possible variant. If the previous doubt was between Sergi Roberto or Arturo Vidal, both could play in the medullary if Coutinho does not recover .