FC Barcelona is going to play at Eibar as its 24th game of this la-liga season is away from home.
kickoff time 4.15pm CET / 21.15pm GMT+6
Eibar is in a great from at home , losing on a few occasion at home. They are very tight against any team at their home - Ipurua Municipal Stadium, Eibar. They already host 12 times this season. Winning 6 of them. Securing 3 draws and 3 lost.
Trip to Eibar
On the other hand FC Barcelona didn't manage a win in their last 2 matches which cut their lead over the 2nd placed Athletico Madrid to 7 points. A draw or a lose could make la-liga unpredictable which was arguably already won by Barcelona by many fans.
Valverde (Coach FCB): "We need to know how to deal with Eibar's pressure in order to have opportunities. It is very difficult to play against them, they have a lot of pace"
With Fc Barcelona's Uefa Champions League game against Chelsea away from their home is coming, it will be hard to predict the starting XI today. As the game against Chelsea only 3 days away, their can be some rotation today. But FC Barcelona should keep an eye at Eibar's home form lately.
With Thomas Vermaelen left out from the squad its likely Pique is going to start at the back four with Umtiti. As Both of them got rest in their previous game as Umtiti was out due to yellow card suspension and Pique was on the bench. But their is chance of Yerry Mina starting after his impressive Debut performance in their last match against Levante UD.
Denis Suarez again left out of the squad. Gomez and Paco will join him in the stands. Coutinho could make it to the starting line-up today as he will not be featured against Chelsea. Iniesta could be rested. With Paco left out its Messi and Suarez to start the game as it seems.
So, what do you think the ideal XI for Barcelona in a small pitch ?( capacity of 7083 seats )
And should Valvere rotate his squad or not?
I prefer to see suarez, messi and coutinho as 3 strikers barcelona 😁
It could happen. If Iniesta starts Coutinho will surely play up-front. But i prefer Iniesta to come on from bench. Just to keep his from and do not tire-up his legs.