There are nine games left for the League to end. Nine finals in the eyes of Xavi Hernández, who wants his FC Barcelona to become a recognizable team again after three consecutive games without winning, two of them in domestic competition. The first final will be against Atlético de Madrid, a team that has gone 12 consecutive games without losing.
The second-year cadet Lamine Yamal will wait on the bench who, if he has minutes, will make history by becoming the youngest footballer to debut with the first team
The FC Barcelona eleven are made up of: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Mark Alonso, Bucket; Busquets, De Jong, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
Xavi returns to 4-3-3 in a scheme in which he recovers Frenkie de Jong in midfield along with Sergio Busquets and Gavi. The defense is completed by Koundé and Alejandro Balde on the wings and Araújo and Marcos Alonso as a central pair.
The goal is defended by Ter Stegen and in attack Ferran Torres returns to ownership, which he will form with Lewandowski and Raphinha.
Pedri is also waiting on the bench. The canary will have minutes in the second half of the match after receiving a medical discharge yesterday. He had been injured for more than two months. He has not played since February 16 when he injured the anterior rectus in his left leg in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 against Manchester United.
For its part, Atlético de Madrid, in Xavi's eyes the fittest team in the First Division after the World Cup in Qatar, will visit the Camp Nou with the following eleven:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Molina, Gimenez, Savic, Hermoso, Carrasco; Witsel, DePaul, Lemar; Correa and Griezmann.
