The possible alignments of the FC Barcelona-Athletic of Madrid

Week after week, have gone competing in his career to the title, but this time there will be hand manually in the Camp Nou. The Day 31 confronts to FC Barcelona and Athletic of Madrid, that have to determine if the leadership culé is firm or could rondarle some doubt. The Catalans split with advantage because they see to the Madrilenian to eight points of distance, but this Saturday, from the 20:45 hours, the football will dictate if there is sentence or if the trophy heats for some parties more.

The announcement of the FC Barcelona arrives with a pair of novelties, one of them the discontent by the absence of Ousmane Dembélé. Although it carried some days training with the group, the French will have to have patience, because it arrives too just and Ernesto Valverde has preferred to give him something of margin to his recovery. Jasper Cillessen has lived the contrary situation and has received the high, what leaves like descartes to the Frenchman and to Rafinha Alcántará -by injury-, to Thomas Vermaelen and Jean-Clair Todibo -by technical decision- and to Arturo Vidal -by sanction-.

Although any of the two thinks in rotations, neither Valverde neither Diego Simeone will have it easy to make the onces, since they have some drops of weight, footballers 'touched' and a lot of options to treat of allanar the way to the victory. Win is the only put that they have fixed the technicians, so this is our forecast for the party:

Possible alignments of the Barcelona-Athletic of Madrid

FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Hammered, Lenglet, Alba; Sergi Roberto, Busquets, Arthur, Rakitic; Messi and Suárez.

Athletic of Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Godín, Giménez, Filipe; Koke, Thomas, Rodrigo, Saúl; Griezmann and Morata.

Ter Stegen

Had an unexpected failure in the visit to Villarreal, but even so they added much more his tarpaulins to the hour to save a point. Marc-André Ter Stegen is a safe for the Barça and this weekend will live his particular clash with Jan Oblak, what ensures exhibition of the two better guardametas of the world.

Semedo-Hammered-Lenglet-Alba

In the first glimpse to the defence, there are three options that seem very clear, and a more subject to the training chosen. Valverde Could opt by the 4-4-2 that so good results gave him against Olympique of Lyon and Real Betis, what would displace to Sergi Roberto to a more advanced position and would open hollow to Nélson Semedo. Although Samuel Umtiti has presented candidature for a big party, the most expected is that the saga complete it Gerard Hammered, Clément Lenglet and Jordi Alba.

Sergi Roberto-Busquets-Arthur-Rakitic

Again, the system will determine the configuration of the line of means, that has an extensive catalogue of alternatives. With Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic like indisputable, the Txingurri could insist with Arthur, since it has chatted with him in the last training and has defended him in spite of his bajón in the last weeks. Sergi Roberto would complete the bet, although it could move with profiles more offensive or defensive as it suit. Carles Aleñá has few options, but it will be necessary to see if Philippe Coutinho or Malcom do not find the gap or if finally there is not 4-3-3, what would leave to the of Reus was and could leave the place for a purer extreme.

Messi-Suárez

In parties like these, there is little margin for rotations, and would be a big surprise if one of the two is not. With the absence of the renacido Ousmane Dembélé, Leo Messi and Luis Suárez have taken a step forward, showing that have the one who have to his side, are the leaders of the offensive plot. If there is 4-4-2 will move with more freedom, and if finally there is trident will touch to check if Coutinho or Malcom can be his mates. Kevin-Prince Boateng has few options.