Second-placed Barcelona will travel to the Municipal de Ipuruna to secure all three points as they face Eibar in La Liga.
Meanwhile, Eibar finds itself at the 14th spot in the league with nine points on board and will be looking to climb higher up the table.
Match Details
Date- Saturday, October 19 | Time- 4:30 PM (IST) | Venue- Municipal de Ipurua
Eibar
Jose Angel could or could not be back in the team sheet after being back in light training recently. Cote remains a long term absentee, while Gonzalo Escalante will miss out the clash against Barcelona after being shown two yellows in the 1-1 draw to Real Betis. Pablo De Blasis could feature at right-back as Rober Correa remains a doubt.
Jose Luis Mendilibar is likely to put up the same playing eleven which fetched his side a 1-1 draw to Real Betis away from home. Dmitrovic would be up in goal, while Blasis, Oliveira, Arbilla and Bigas at back four. Leon would come in place of the suspended Escalante to partner alongside Diop and Exposito. Orellana, Gracia and Inui should start up top.
Barcelona
Samuel Umtiti and Carles Perez are highly unlikely to feature in the forthcoming fixture due to injuries. Meanwhile, Jordi Alba and Junior Firpo are back in training and should be in contention against Eibar. Gerard Pique, Ousmane Dembele and Ronald Araujo are also ruled out because of suspensions received. As a result, Clement Lenglet could be partnered along with Jean-Clair Todibo at centre-half. Frankie De Jong, Sergio Busquets and Arthur should feature in midfield, while the trio of Griezmann, Messi and Suarez remains upfront.
Predicted Lineups
Eibar- Dmitrovic; Blasis, Oliveria, Arbilla, Cote; Diop, Alvarez; inui, Exposito, Orellana; Garcia
Barcelona- ter Stegan; Semedo, Todibo, Lenglet, Alba; de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Arthur, Messi, Suarez, Griezmann
Key Points
Barcelona is undefeated in its last ten games versus Eibar in all competitions.
Eibar has conceded two or more goals in the last ten games against Barcelona.
Top Picks
Lionel Messi seems to be coming to his own and would be eager for more in the game versus Eibar. In spite of being injured in the start of the season, Messi has scored a goal and has an assist in three appearances for his side this season. Embarking 15 years since his playing career for the Spanish giants, we might all be in for a show this weekend.
For Eibar, Fabian Orellana has been in good touch this season at the forward position. Orellana has scored three goals and has made two assists in eight appearances for his club.
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BAR vs EIB Dream11 Today Match Prediction
Goalkeeper: Dmitrovic
Defenders: Oliveira, Alba, Lenglet, Umtiti
Midfielders: Orellana, Leon, Roberto
Attackers; Messi (Captain), Griezmann, Suarez (vice-captain)