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La Liga | Gameweek 26
Mar 19, 2023 at 8pm UK
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Roberto (45'), Kessie (90+2')
Raphinha (33'), Roberto (65'), Balde (90'), Fati (90+6')
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Araujo (9' og.)
Nacho (18'), Modric (69'), Ceballos (90+6')

How Barcelona could line up against Real Madrid

How Barcelona could line up against Real Madrid
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Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Sunday's La Liga clash with Real Madrid.

Barcelona had been expected to welcome key midfielder Pedri back into their starting XI for Sunday's La Liga clash with Real Madrid at Camp Nou.

The Spaniard has missed the team's last six matches with the hamstring problem that he suffered against Manchester United in the Europa League.

Pedri has recently returned to first-team training, but this match has ultimately come too soon, so Franck Kessie could feature in central midfield.

Gavi is expected to be moved further forward alongside Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, as Ousmane Dembele is not yet ready for selection.

Dembele was believed to be working towards a return in this match, but the France international is yet to fully overcome his hamstring problem.

Ronald Araujo was suspended for last weekend's 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao, but the Uruguay international will come back into the side for El Clasico.

The only other real talking point comes at left-back, where Alejandro Balde is likely to be given the nod over the experienced Jordi Alba, with Jules Kounde lining up at right-back for Barcelona, who are nine points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the summit.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; F de Jong, Busquets, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi

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1Real Madrid22154350212949
2Atletico MadridAtletico22146237142348
3Barcelona22143560243645
4Athletic Bilbao22118333201341
5Villarreal22107544331137
6Rayo Vallecano228862624232
7GironaGirona229493130131
8Osasuna227962731-430
9Mallorca2293101928-930
10Real BetisBetis227872528-329
11Real Sociedad2284101819-128
12Sevilla227782430-628
13Celta Vigo2274113135-425
14Getafe225981717024
15Las PalmasLas Palmas2265112736-923
16Leganes225891930-1123
17Espanyol2265112133-1223
18AlavesAlaves2256112534-921
19Valencia2247112237-1519
20Real ValladolidValladolid2243151547-3215


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