MESSI, HEADLINE AGAINST THE ATHLETIC
Alignments of the J23 of LaLiga: Athletic Club-FC Barcelona
Published:9/02/2019 - 19:37h
Updated:10/02/2019 - 22:38h
These are the eleven players titled of the FC Barcelona for the duel against the Athletic Club of the twentieth third day of LaLiga Santander: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Hammered, Lenglet, Semedo; Busquets, Rakitic, Arturo Vidal; Messi, Suárez, Coutinho
The FC Barcelona will see forced to face several important parties during this month of February, and after the tie harvested against the Real Madrid (1-1) in the gone of semifinals of the Glass of the King 2018-19, the group trained by Ernesto Valverde has the premise to add the three points in Saint Mamés in front of the Athletic of Bilbao, for of this form increase and/or keep a distance with his perseguidores.
Although the FC Barcelona will not throw the Glass of Rey, yes is true that centres more this season 2018-19 in struggling by the titles of LaLiga Santander and the Champions League, by what will be indispensable to harvest a victory in the feudo of the Athletic for like this face a more relaxed week, in which so only will have to prepare the party against the Valladolid of the next Saturday.
Precisely by this reason, Ernesto Valverde will take out in front of the Athletic of Bilbao to one of his onces more competitive, although with the drops of important players like Samuel Umtiti, Cillessen and Rafinha, that follow lesionados, to those who has joined the drop by injury of Arthur Melo and the absence by accumulation of cards of Jordi Alba.
These are the XI of Athletic and Barcelona
XI of the AthleticClub : Herrerín; Of Marcos, Yeray, Íñigo Martínez, Balenziaga; Dani García, Beñat, Yuri; Susaeta, Raúl García and Williams.
XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Hammered, Lenglet, S. Roberto; Busquets, Rakitic, Vidal; Messi, Coutinho and Suárez.
Bench of the Barça: Iñaki Crag, Murillo, Vermaelen, Aleñá, Boateng, Malcom and Dembélé.
Ernesto Valverde takes note of the difficulty of the party, presenting an eleven of maximum quality and with some rotations forced. The Barcelona technician knows that it will need the best version of his team to bend to an Athletic of Bilbao that has showed a 'resurrection' in the last weeks under the control of Garitano.
In the eleven against the Athletic, Sergi Roberto and Nélson Semedo will occupy the sides, whereas it keeps the couple of head offices Lenglet-Hammered and, in the centre of the field, Arturo Vidal will be the novelty to substitute to Arthur. Coutinho, Leo Messi and Luis Suárez will form the front of attack, with a Dembélé that will remain in the party but will jump to the field in the second part.
