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Barcelona vs Athletic Club LIVE: Latest updates and predicted line-ups - LaLiga 22/23 | Marca

marca.com, 23 October 2022, 16:26
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Good evening everybody and welcome back to another MARCA in English LaLiga Santander live blog, this time taking you to the Camp Nou for Barcelona vs Athletic Club.

Barcelona return to the Spotify Camp Now only a few days after thrashing Villarreal, this time welcoming back former coach Ernesto Valverde and his team Athletic Club.

It will be Valverde's first return to the stadium since he left the club, and he will be seeking to inflict Barcelona's first home defeat of the season and end Athletic's three-game run without a win.

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Athletic's confirmed XI

The Williams brothers start, and so does Ander Herrera who will be looking to bring bite to the midfield up against a tough opponent.

Athletic Club's XI: Simon; De Marcos, Alvarez, Martinez, Berchiche; Vesga, Zarraga, Nico Williams, Herrera, Berenguer; Inaki Williams

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Barcelona's confirmed XI

Sergio Busquets is back in the line-up, but Jordi Alba is left out. Frenkie de Jong retains his starting place after impressing against Villarreal.

Barcelona's XI: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Kounde, Garcia, Balde; Busquets, De Jong, Pedri; Gavi, Lewandowski, Dembele

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Barcelona vs Athletic predicted line-ups

Xavi is again having to do without Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo, while Memphis Depay is also still out. There have been suggestions that Ousmane Dembele and Eric Garcia could start.

For Athletic, Ander Capa and Jon Morcillo are sidelined with injuries.

Barcelona predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, E Garcia, Alonso; Gavi, De Jong, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati.??

Athletic predicted XI: Simon; De Marcos, I Martinez, Yeray, Lekue; Berenguer, Herrera, Sancet, Muniain; I Williams, N Williams.

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Barcelona vs Athletic: When does it start?

Barcelona vs Athletic kicks off at 21:00 CEST - local time in Catalonia - on Sunday evening, meaning that LaLiga Santander fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland can tune in from 20:00 BST.

In the United States, kick off in Barcelona vs Athletic is at 15:00 EST or 12:00 PST.

Barcelona vs Athletic: Where to watch it?

LaLiga TV and Premier Sports 1 will show Barcelona vs Athletic in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the game also on ITV4.

In the US, ESPN+ are the rights holders for LaLiga Santander games and Barcelona vs Athletic can be viewed on there.

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