Line-ups of the FC Barcelona-Espanyol of LaLiga 2019-20

The FC Barcelona confronts this Wednesday 8 July to the RCD Espanyol in the Camp Nou, with reason of a thirtieth fifth day of LaLiga Santander 2019-20 in which the culés expect to attain a victory that serve them to follow alive in the fight by the domestic title, although the Real Madrid is leader by an advantage of four points. The Barça, besides, has the inducement of fraguar the mathematical descent of the 'pericos', one of his eternal rival.

After the victory balsámica of the past Sunday in Villarreal (1-4), the FC Barcelona of Quique Setién arrives with illusions renewed to the 'derbi' Catalan, with the will to follow the senda of the victory and leave clear that is not had to throw the towel in this League. The aim will be to attain the three points in front of the Espanyol and, like this, prepare anímicamente for the parties that subtract.

With the absences by injury of Dembélé, Umtiti, Junior Firpo and Of Jong, the Barça will configure an eleven of full guarantees in which the front of attack will be composed by second consecutive party by Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann, that went out in the last meeting in front of the Villarreal and will go back to cause that Ansu Fati and Braithwaite remain in the bench.

Although the paramount will be to ensure the three points, the Barcelona does not want to go down the foot of the accelerator and expects to attain a victory been bulky that it serve to content to his 'fans', following like this the positive dynamics. In the second part expect several changes that will go in function of how pass the party, to end to keep the cool legs of the heavy weights.

The XI of FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol

• XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Hammered, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, S. Roberto; Messi, Griezmann and Luis Suárez.
• Bench of the Barça: Net, To. Vidal, Riqui Puig, Arthur, Braithwaite, Ansu Fati, I. Crag, Araújo, Monchu, Morer, Cuenca and Hill.
• XI of the RCD Espanyol: D. López; Víctor, Bernardo, Cabrera, Calero, Dídac; Lozano, David López, Marc Rock; Embarba and Raúl Of Tomás.

The eleven of the Barça arrives with few novelties. In the defensive line, Semedo will go back to the titularity in the right side, with Hammered and Lenglet in the axis of the defence and Jordi Alba in the left side. Busquets, Rakitic and Sergi Roberto will complete a centre of the field populated and of full guarantees, with Arthur and Arturo Vidal in the bench. The forward will be composed as we already have advanced Messi, Griezmann and Luis Suárez, in a training 4-3-1-2.

The RCD Espanyol, by his part, will go out to the Camp Nou to play with the ambition to generate difficulties and achieve, also, the victory to try retard the mathematical descent. The ones of Rufete arrive in an abysmal state of form after five consecutive defeats, and will reflect a very intense rhythm from the first minute in the pressure of balloon. The aim blanquiazul is clear: take advantage of the exits that have to the contragolpe to hurt.