Elche, bottom team in La Liga, and Barcelona, the outstanding leader of the competition, face each other this Saturday (9:00 p.m.) in a trap match for the blaugrana who will try to win the classic of the second leg of the Cup semifinals del Rey next Wednesday do not mislead them on their way to lift the title.
Given the proximity of the duel against the white team and taking into account the list of injured, Xavi Hernández has introduced rotations in his eleven. Araújo has already received a medical discharge and, despite having only one training session, he will start in Elche.
Koundé will occupy the right side and Marcos Alonso will complete the rear axis with Jordi Alba on the left side to reserve Balde for the clásico. Busquets is resting and Christensen, Pedri, De Jong and Dembélé are still injured.
The midfield will be for Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto and Gavi while up front, with Raphinha suspended, Ansu Fati, the protagonist this week due to his father's criticism for the lack of minutes, will be the starter along with Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
The eleven of FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba; Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto, Gavi; Ferran Torres, Lewandowski and Ansu Fati.
All this without ruling out that Xavi could provide an alternative to youngsters from the subsidiary such as Estanis Pedrola, Marc Casadó, and youngsters Ángel Alarcón and Aleix Garrido, who is making his debut in a call-up to the first team.
