After the Clasico, Barça continues with the Barcelona derby. In the space of a week, FC Barcelona comes up against its two eternal enemies and, on the strength of their big 4-0 victory against the Merengue last weekend and their 10 victories in 11 league matches, the Blaugranas will try to repeat this Sunday afternoon at the Montjuic Stadium against Espanyol. Having just come up from the second division, the Blanquiazules have only three successes after 11 days, but will try to bring down their rival. The meeting can be followed live with commentary from 4:15 p.m. on French Football Weekly.
For this match, Hansi Flick, deprived of Ferran Torres, Bernal, Ter Stegen, Araujo, Christensen and Eric Garcia, aligned a 4-2-3-1 with Pena in goals and a Fort defense, Inigo Martinez, Cubarsi and Baldé. Casado and Pedri will play in front of the defense and Olmo will be a step higher as playmaker. Raphinha and Yamal will be on the wings and Lewandowski, top scorer in La Liga with 14 goals, will be at the forefront of the attack. Espanyol starts in 4-4-2 with Joan Garcia in goal and an El Hilali-Kumbulla-Cabrera-C.Romero rearguard. Tejero and Jofre will occupy the wings while Puado, alone on the attacking front, will try to break down Barça’s sometimes crumbly defense.
Team compositions:
FC Barcelona: Pena – Fort, I.Martinez, Cubarsi, Baldé – Casado, Pedri – Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha – Lewandowski
Espanyol Barcelona: J.Garcia – El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, C.Romero – Tejero, Kral, Aguado, Bauza, Jofre – Puado
