Barcelona vs Elche - prediction, team news, lineups

Barcelona volition beryllium aiming to instrumentality to winning ways successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they invited Elche to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys connected Sunday evening.

The Catalan giants are 2nd successful the La Liga table, 5 points down the leaders Real Madrid, portion Elche are eighth, with a beardown run leaving them up successful eighth spot successful the division.

Match preview

Barcelona person mislaid 2 of their past 3 league matches, including a 2-1 decision to Real Madrid successful El Clasico past weekend, with that effect leaving them 5 points down Xabi Alonso's broadside astatine the summit.

There is unit connected Hansi Flick's broadside to instrumentality to winning ways connected Sunday evening, arsenic they could perchance beryllium 8 points down Real Madrid by the clip that this lucifer kicks off.

Barcelona person won seven, drawn 1 and mislaid 2 of their 10 league matches this season, and they are the starring goalscorers successful the part with 25, portion 2 wins person been secured from their 3 Champions League league signifier games this term, beating Newcastle United and Olympiacos either broadside of a nonaccomplishment to the holders Paris Saint-Germain.

The La Liga champions volition beryllium backmost successful Champions League enactment distant to Club Brugge connected November 5, and thing little than 2 victories earlier the November planetary interruption would spell down arsenic a disappointment.

Barcelona person won 34 of their erstwhile 55 matches against Elche, suffering lone 9 defeats successful the process, and they person ne'er been beaten by Sunday's opponents connected location soil.

Barcelona are really connected a 10-game winning tally against Elche, including 3-0 and 4-0 victories erstwhile the 2 teams past locked horns during the 2022-23 La Liga campaign.

Elche person performed supra expectations this play pursuing their promotion from the Segunda Division, with 14 points from 10 matches leaving them up successful eighth spot successful the table, boasting a grounds of 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Eder Sarabia's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 4-0 occurrence implicit UD Los Garres successful the archetypal circular of the Copa del Rey, but they mislaid 1-0 to Espanyol successful the league past weekend.

Elche person lone really won 1 of their past 5 successful the league, and they are yet to triumph connected their travels this term, drafting 3 and losing 2 of their 5 matches distant from their ain stadium.

The Green-striped ones volition beryllium up against it connected Sunday, but a triumph would spot them make history, arsenic the squad look for their first-ever distant triumph implicit Barcelona.

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Team News

Barcelona person welcomed Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo backmost into grooming this week pursuing wounded problems, and some are expected to beryllium cleared to instrumentality to the squad.

Joan Garcia is besides connected the verge of returning pursuing a spell retired with a genu injury, but the goalkeeper volition not beryllium rushed back, truthful Barcelona are expected to beryllium cautious erstwhile it comes to the summertime arrival.

Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Raphinha and Pedri are decidedly retired of the match, with Marc Casado apt to beryllium the subordinate to payment from the latter's absence.

There are concerns implicit a chronic groin contented for Lamine Yamal, but the teen is expected to beryllium successful the starting broadside for what is simply a must-win lucifer for the La Liga champions.

As for Elche, nary wounded problems person been reported, truthful the visitors could person a fully-fit squad for the clash.

Head manager Sarabia volition marque changes to the broadside that started successful the Copa del Rey past clip out, but determination volition again beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for Andre Silva, who is the team's starring goalscorer successful each competitions this play with four.

Hector Fort is connected indebtedness astatine Elche from Barcelona, and the Spaniard is eligible for this match, but helium is expected to commencement connected the seat connected Sunday.

Barcelona imaginable starting lineup:

Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, E Garcia, Balde; Casado, De Jong; Yamal, F Lopez, Rashford; Torres

Elche imaginable starting lineup:

Pena; Chust, Affengruber, Bigas; Nunez, Mendoza, Febas, Aguado, Valera; Silva, Mir

We say: Barcelona 3-1 Elche

Elche are susceptible of making this a precise tricky lucifer for a wounded Barcelona, and we are expecting the visitors to people connected Sunday. However, the Catalan giants should person much than capable prime to unafraid a captious 3 points.

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