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Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Saturday’s La Liga clash with Valencia.
Barcelona will continue its 2020-21 La Liga campaign with a clash against Valencia on Saturday afternoon, and the Catalan giants will seek a third consecutive success in the top flight in Spain.
Ronald KoemanThe team has beaten Levante and Real Sociedad in their last two league games to move up to fifth place in the table, six points behind division leader Atlético de Madrid.
Barça have lost points in half of their 12 La Liga games this term, but will be determined to end what has been a disappointing 2020 on a positive note.
Here, Sport mole look at how the local team could line up at the Camp Nou.
Outside: Ousmane Dembélé (hamstring), Ansu fati (knee), Gerard Piqué (knee), Sergi Roberto (muscle)
> Click here for the latest news on Barcelona injuries and suspensions ahead of this match
Ousmane Dembele has made excellent progress in his recovery from a hamstring problem and could be available before the end of the year, but the French international will not be involved again this weekend.
Ansu Fati, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto are also out, but Koeman’s side had no new problems in the important 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Wednesday night.
Clemente Lenglet is expected to replace Oscar Mingueza in the back, but otherwise it could be the same XI that took the field against Imanol Sheriffteam of.
Martin Braithwaite seems to be ahead of Philippe Coutinho in the pecking order for the moment and should retain its place on the left, with Antoine Griezmann and Lionel messi also lined up to start.
PedriFor his part, he was impressive in the victory over the Company, and the young man, who arrived from Las Palmas during the summer, could start again.
Sergio Busquets and Frenkie de Jong should also continue as midfield two, which means Miralem Pjanic you might have to accept a place in the bank one more time.
