Ernesto Valverde's team enter the contest on the back of a 1-0 La Liga loss to Valencia, while Xavi's side ran out 4-2 winners over Real Betis to leapfrog the Lions in the table, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ATHLETIC BILBAO vs. BARCELONA
ATHLETIC BILBAO
Out: Oscar de Marcos (quadriceps), Mikel Vesga (hamstring)
Doubtful: Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (fatigue), Dani Garcia (quadriceps), Alex Berenguer (unspecified), Inigo Lekue (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Simon; Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Berchiche; Herrera, Prados; Muniain, Sancet, N. Williams; Villalibre
BARCELONA
Out: Gavi (ACL), Raphinha (hamstring), Marcos Alonso (back), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back), Inigo Martinez (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, Gundogan, De Jong; Torres, Lewandowski, Felix
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