The Barça of Luis Enrique has this Sunday a hard duel in the exit to Saint Mamés, in which it will be the second day of LaLiga 2016-2017. A party that will confront them to the Athletic Club of Bilbao from the 20.15 hours and where will have to keep the good feelings showed the past week in front of the Real Betis. And for this "Struggle" goes out with an eleven really competitive in research of the three points that keep him leader of the tournament. By his part, the Basques will treat to go out to by the first victory after falling in the debut in front of the Sporting of Gijón.
This is the XI of the Barcelona in front of the Athletic Club
XI of the Barça: Ter Stegen; S. Roberto, Hammered, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Denis Suárez, Rakitic; it Burn, Messi and Luis Suárez.
Bench: Jordi Masip, To. Vidal, Mascherano, Rafinha, Digne, André Gomes and Munir.
Athletic Club: Iraizoz, Of Marcos, Balenziaga, Vault, Laporte, Iturraspe, Beñat, Eraso, Williams, Aduriz and Susaeta.
The culés come to make a last training with all his available men, to exception of the lesionados Jeremy Mathieu and Andrés Iniesta. Instead, those that the blaugranas have been able to recover for this meeting have been Marc-André ter Stegen and Javier Mascherano. Two important men where stands out the guardameta German, that will initiate in Saint Mamés the one who expects his happy reign in the Barcelona goal.
It surprises Luis Enrique keeping the same block that the one who confronted in front of the Real Betis except the change of Ter Stegen by Claudio Bravo. It surprises because having already to Mascherano in perfect conditions has decided to bet again by Samuel Umtiti. It seems that to "I Struggle" it liked him a lot the party of the French in front of the Andalusians and has decided to have he from start to counter the aerial game bilbaíno.
The one who will not be in the party is a Neymar Júnior that is still in Brazil recovering of his ankle and waiting for concentrating with his selection of face to the next commitments of the "seleçao". Rafinha Alcántara premièred this season in an announcement with the Barça after arriving of the Olympic games with the gold achieved to the neck. Luis Suárez and Leo Messi will keep on being the leaders of the attack to the that will grasp during the party. .