A great surprise in the eleven that Barcelona presents tonight at the Ciutat Valencia. And it is that Nico González will accompany Sergio Busquets and Frenkie de Jong in the midfield, being the sacrificed Pedri, who is practically playing everything since he was injured. It must be remembered that Nico was not a starter for a month -in the match against Galatasaray on March 10 at the Camp Nou-, so he will have a great opportunity to vindicate himself.
The other novelties in the eleven were in all the pools: the return of Dani Alves on the right wing, on the one hand, and that of Ousmane Dembélé, on the other. In the case of the veteran Brazilian defender, not being able to play in the Europa League, his appearances between now and the end of the season can only be limited to LaLiga, while in the case of the French winger he reappears after having been a substitute against Eintracht last Thursday .
The rest of the starting team is as expected: with Ter Stegen under the sticks, Araújo and Eric, in the central axis, and with Alba, in the left lane, and with the offensive trident that has been repeating the most times since January, with Dembélé and Ferran, on the wings, and Aubameyang, as a center forward.
You have to remember that there are three players on the brink of suspension. If Eric, Araújo or Frenkie see a yellow card this Sunday, they will not be available for next day’s match against Cádiz at the Camp Nou.