After a ‘clean’ week to gently digest the European defeat of Bayern Munich and the forceful assault at the Santiago Bernabéu, the FC Barcelona It’s his turn to kneel his elbows again. Hansi Flick’s team receives this Sunday RCD Espanyol (4:15 p.m.) with the possibility of ending the weekend nine points behind Real Madrid, whose game on matchday 12 of LaLiga EA Sports against Valencia has been postponed due to the tragedy in the Community caused by DANA.
In search of your sixth consecutive victoryand before two fundamental games in both the Champions League (Red Star) as in League (Royal Society) to continue with a firm step in both competitions and reach the November national team break in an idyllic setting, Barça must do its homework against Espanyol. The parakeet team is not going through a good moment – it has lost four of its last five duels in the domestic competition – but it will not make it easy in a ‘familiar’ setting for the blue and white club such as Montjuïc.
For all these reasons, Flick is betting on an eleven of guarantees with very few modifications compared to the one that humiliated Madrid at the Bernabéu a week ago. In fact, there are only two changes: Hector Fort will occupy the right side to give rest to Jules Koundé and Dani Olmo He will enjoy his first start after the injury to the detriment of Fermín. The rest of the eleven is not touched.
Barça-Espanyol lineups
FC Barcelona: Iñaki Peña; Héctor Fort, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Casado, Pedri, Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Lewandowksi, Raphinha.
RCD Espanyol: Joan Garcia, El Hilali, Cabrera, Kumbulla, Romero; Tejero, Kral, Aguado, Bauza; Wow, Jofre.
In SPORT, as always, you will be able to follow the match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol live corresponding to matchday 12 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024/25.
