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Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images Barça will be without Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski for the next two La Liga matches due to suspension, so it is natural to expect those two to play in this one to keep their rhythm and (especially for Ferran) find the back of the net and get some confidence. Lewandowski is the only starter from the Super Cup with a real shot of starting this one, and he would certainly relish the chance to boost his scoring numbers against a Third Division team.
I fully believe Xavi should rest the entire team that started against Madrid, except for one player. That one player is not part of the defense, and Ronald Araujo really needs a rest after playing virtually every minute since coming back from injury. Héctor Bellerín should replace him at right-back, and resting Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde would mean Eric García and Marcos Alonso at center-back with Jordi Alba returning at left-back. Photo by David S.
Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Barça’s four-man midfield of Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri and Gavi was truly formidable against Real Madrid and will no doubt be a crucial part of Xavi’s gameplan over the next few weeks, and all four should sit this one out as well. Sergi Roberto has played a few minutes in midfield since the World Cup, and it would be interesting to see him as the pivot in this one alongside Franck Kessie and Pablo Torre. Torre was one of Barça’s top performers against Intercity and deserves another shot against a lower-level side to build his confidence and earn more minutes.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Ceuta: Rest everybody! The newly crowned champions of the Spanish Super Cup are back in action this week as Barcelona make another long trip for a Cup game, this time to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in the African continent to meet AD Ceuta in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Barça certainly had a very nice flight back to Spain after a very productive week in Saudi Arabia, and having had time to celebrate and digest their first title of the season it is now about building on the success from last week and continuing to get better as they fight for three more trophies. And if they beat the lowest-ranked team left in the Spanish Cup on Thursday, Barça will already be at the quarterfinal stage which would mean just three games between them and another final.
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