Barcelona receives Espanyol at the Camp Nou with the aim of returning to the lead

2022-12-30

Football returns to the stadium Camp Nou, where this saturday Barcelona recovers its prominence with a fast-paced derby that will close in 2022. It has been 53 long days since the last official match of the Barça team, the one that ended with an epic comeback in Pamplona (1-2).

For matchday 15 of the Spanish League, the Barcelona receives the Espanyol (7:00 am from Honduras) in what aims to be exciting and where those led by Xavi Hernandez They will try to regain the lead.

Ver: The table of positions of the League of Spain

The Barça is second in the standings following the triumph of Real Madrid once morest Valladolid. Only one point is the advantage of the meringues, so Barcelona cannot fail.

The Barcelona team will try to add the three points with the presence of Robert Lewandowski, unexpected protagonist of the derby. This Friday the Central Contentious Court of Madrid granted him a precautionary measure that makes his three sanction matches remain in suspense until a firm resolution. This has sparked outrage from the Espanyol.

Also note that for the Barcelona Ronald Araujo will be available, who returns following a few months absent.

The full call-up is made up of the following players: Ter Stegen, Bellerin, R. Araujo, Sergio, O. Dembele, Pierre, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Fernando, Memphis, Christensen, Marcos A., Jordi Alba, Kessie, S. Roberto, F. De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Eric, Iñaki Rock, Bucket, Gavi, Pablo Torre and Arnau Tenas.

The Espanyol, for his part, arrives at the derby as 16th classified, only one point above the relegation positions. His last victory dates back to October 16, a 1-0 win once morest Valladolid, having added only three of the last 15 points at stake. But some of them merit, such as the tie in the Atlético de Madrid field. In the absence of points, the Espanyol it presents itself as an even more fearsome rival.

POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS

FC Barcelona (1-4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto/Kounde, Eric Garcia/Marcos Alonso, Christensen, Alex Balde; Gavi/De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski and Ansu Fati/Raphinha

Espanyol (1-4-2-3-1): Lecomte; Óscar Gil, Calero, Cabrera, Brian Oliván; Vinicius Souza, Edu Expósito; Braithwaite, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado; Joselu

Who broadcasts in Honduras: Sky Sports y Vix+

Hour: 7:00 AM

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