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La Liga | Gameweek 11
Oct 23, 2022 at 8pm UK
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Barcelona
4 - 0
Athletic Bilbao

Dembele (12'), Roberto (18'), Lewandowski (22'), Torres (73')
Gavi (28'), Busquets (71'), Garcia (78')
FT(HT: 3-0)

de Marcos (16'), Vesga (89')

How Barcelona could line up against Athletic Bilbao

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

Barcelona boss Xavi has a number of big decisions to make when it comes to his team selection for Sunday's La Liga clash with Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou.

Hector Bellerin was back in the squad against Villarreal on Thursday after recovering from injury, with the Spaniard playing the final 20 minutes of his side's 3-0 win.

Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo will again be unavailable for selection against Athletic, while Memphis Depay remains on the sidelines with a hamstring problem.

Frenkie de Jong started in central midfield alongside Gavi and Pedri on Thursday, with Sergio Busquets on the bench, and the Dutchman could retain his spot in the XI for this match.

There is likely to be a change at the back for this game, though, with Eric Garcia potentially coming into the side, which would potentially see Marcos Alonso switch across to left-back.

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace against the Yellow Submarine and is again a certain starter in attack.

However, Xavi has a number of options in the wide areas, with Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha both pushing to return to the front three on Sunday night.

Ansu Fati's performance against Villarreal could see him keep his spot, but Dembele is likely to take Ferran Torres's starting role for this weekend's contest.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, E Garcia, Alonso; Gavi, De Jong, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico19135134122244
2Real Madrid19134243192443
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona197472725225
9Rayo Vallecano196762222025
10Real BetisBetis196752123-225
11Osasuna196762328-525
12Celta Vigo197392830-224
13Sevilla196582128-723
14Las PalmasLas Palmas196492429-522
15Getafe194781316-319
16Leganes194781829-1119
17AlavesAlaves194592131-1017
18Espanyol1944111731-1416
19Valencia1927101829-1113
20Real ValladolidValladolid1933121337-2412


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