It’s a shock day in Catalonia. Surprising second in La Liga, Girona travels to the lawn of its neighbor FC Barcelona, ​​third, this Sunday at 9 p.m. A shock which, beyond this emerging local rivalry, takes on even greater depth with the draw of Real Madrid, leader, on the Betis pitch this Saturday (1-1). In the event of a victory, Barça could ride on its good momentum and allow a real tightening between the three teams at the top of the Iberian championship. To do this, Xavi should renew the same eleven which won against AtlĂ©tico de Madrid on the last day according to the Spanish press. And this despite the match against Royal Antwerp in the Champions League next Wednesday. Thus, while Jules KoundĂ© and Andreas Christensen should still be aligned in the axis of defense, Ronald Araujo and Joao Cancelo should animate the sides of this same rearguard. Absent for a long time, Marc-AndrĂ© Ter Stegen will be replaced again by Inaki Pena who shone during his last outings.
General league table
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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39 |
16 |
24 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
34 |
10 |
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2 |
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38 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
34 |
18 |
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3 |
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34 |
15 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
14 |
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4 |
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31 |
14 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
13 |
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5 |
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29 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
29 |
18 |
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6 |
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28 |
15 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
30 |
18 |
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The attractive midfielder composed of Pedri, Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gundogan, imperial against the Colchoneros, should also support the attack which should be animated by Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Joao Felix. Opposite, Girona could take first place if successful. A tempting objective which leads Michel to line up his typical team. Eric Garcia, who had a complicated adventure with his training club last season, will be aligned as a central hinge with Daley Blind while Yan Couto and Miguel should be the two full-backs. The prolific attack made up of Artem Dovbyk, Viktor Tsygankov and Savinho should be supported by a quality midfield with Aleix Garcia, Ivan Martin and David Lopez while Paulo Gazzaniga will keep the Catalan goals. You will have understood, the two coaches brought out the heavy artillery for this match which will certainly count in the race for European places or even the title.
