Athletic Club have failed to win their last two matches against Getafe and Atletico Madrid, yet Los Leones have been flying high this season and will fancy their chances of getting something at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening. The Blaugrana recovered some of their recent malaise with a 3-0 win over Villarreal on Thursday. Athletic can be a big test though.
Sports say Barcelona will try to offload Pedri from the start. They believe the Barcelona star midfielder will be rested ahead of Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Captain Sergio Busquets will start with Frenkie de Jong and Gavi.
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Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele will be in the front line. They also supported Hector Bellerin in his first match back from injury. Xavi Hernandez is still missing, along with Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Memphis Depay.
Athletic may opt to bolster the midfield with Ander Herrera, Mikel Vesga and Oihan Sunset in the middle. Alex Berenguer will be left out of the squad and Ikar Munyain will play on the left.
Mundo Deportivo agree that Athletic will strengthen the midfield, but will instead drop captain Muniain.
They also don't agree with Pedri's decision – they think Gavi will be left out. Both look set to have Jules Kaunde and Eric Garcia as their central defensive partnership, although MD predicts Alejandro Balde will return and not left-back Marcos Alonso.