Line-ups of Espanyol-FC Barcelona of LaLiga Santander 2021-2022

Published New:13/02/2022 - 19:45h

Updated New:13/02/2022 - 20:04h

Xavi Hernández has already revealed the line-up with which FC Barcelona will face Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium. This is the XI of Barça: Ter Stegen; Alves, Hammered, Araujo, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Pedri, Of Jong; Adama, Gavi and Ferran

The FC Barcelona takes action just before premièring in the Europe League. After his convincente victory in front of the Athletic of Madrid by goleada (4-2), the Barcelona picture will look for to confirm his positive feelings in front of the Espanyol in the big derbi Catalan. The balloon will throw to run to the 21:00 hours and for the Barça the only option is to retain the three points.

The 'prick' of the Real Madrid in Villarreal, with a tie without goals, forces to the picture culé to take a step forward and follow recortando the distances with the madridistas in the highest of the classification. To win, would remain to 13 points. It is an important distance and complicated to trace back, but a lot lower to which was does some weeks. Besides, the Barça has to recover again his square in the 'zone Champions'.

The good news for the Barça is that the infirmary has freed in this week. Eric García has returned to the announcement after a month 'KO' by an injury. However, they are a few the footballers that follow out of action by injury: Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Memphis Depay, Samuel Umtiti, Alejandro Balde and Clément Lenglet. Likewise, Xavi will not be able to have Dani Alves, the one who is drop after having been expelled in the duel of the past week against the Athletic Madrid and him 'fell' a sanction of two parties.

The XI of the Espanyol and FC Barcelona:

XI of the RCD Espanyol: Diego López, Aleix Vidal, Cabrera, Sergi Gómez, Pedrosa, Keidi Bare, Yangel Herrera, Darder, Puado, Vilhena and Raúl of Tomás.
XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Dest, Araujo, Hammered, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Pedri, Of Jong; Adama, Ferran Torres and Gavi.
Bench of the FC Barcelona: Riqui Puig, Dembélé, Braithwaite, Net, Nico, Luuk of Jong, Mingueza, Jutglà, Ez Abde, Arnau Tenas and Aubameyang.

Xavi Hernández has decided to repeat the alignment with which already won against the Athletic of Madrid, except an only compulsory novelty. Ter Stegen Will be under the three sticks, as it accustoms, escudado by Sergiño Dest in the right side and replacing to Dani Alves, with the couple of head offices Gerard Hammered and Ronald Araújo, in addition to Jordi Alba by the left band. In the bench remains Eric García, the one who received in the previous of the party his high medical.

In the centre of the field and attack has not moved at all. Sergio Busquets will start like mediocentro pure, accompanied by two fixed players as they are it Frenkie of Jong and Pedri González, those who will play like interiors. In the forward, Xavi has repeated his bet of the last week. It will look for speed and desborde by the right extreme with Adama Traoré, whereas by the left will initiate a Gavi that already has consolidated in the first team. Finally, Ferran Torres will play like tip for dinamizar the Barcelona forward and look for the goal for his.