Barcelona vs Valencia, Lionel Messi certainly still missing

Lionel Messi is certainly still absent in the Barcelona vs Valencia match. However, Barca have good news because Luis Suarez is in good condition and ready to play.

Barcelona will meet Valencia in the fourth week of La Liga this season 2019/2020. This duel will take place at Camp Nou, Sunday (09/15/2019) at 14:00 (Brussels time).

Lionel Messi missed an international match with Argentina. Pulga also trained briefly this week. However, Messi does not appear to be fit enough to play against Valencia.

Lionel Messi's absence will certainly be a problem for coach Ernesto Valverde. Without Messi, Barcelona do not look consistent. So who will replace Messi's role?



Barcelona without Lionel Messi

In addition to losing Lionel Messi, Ernesto Valverde has also lost a key player on the front lines, yakno Ousmane Dembele. The French player also suffered an injury. Dembele needs time to recover.

Without these two players, Valverde still has enough choice up front. In addition, Luis Suarez is in top form. Valverde can also play Antoine Griezman to become an El Pistolero tandem.

Apart from the two players and Samuel Umtiti who is still injured, Barcelona can face his best players. Key players like Frenkie de Jong, Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba are ready to play.

Barcelona for the match against Valencia:

• Goalkeeper: Marc-André ter Stegen, Inaki Pena
• Back side: Nelson Semedo, Gérard Piqué, Jean-Clair Todibo, Junior Firpo, Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet, Moussa Wague.
• Midfielders: Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur, Carles Alena, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Arturo Vidal,
• Attackers: Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, Carles Perez, Ansu Fati.

Estimated alignment

In the absence of Lionel Messi, Valverde will again rely on Carles Perez in the right sector.

This time, Valverde is able to play Luis Suarez. Together with Griezmann, they both will be a source of terror for the Valencia back line.

Barcelona (4-3-3): Stegen ter; Alba, Lenglet, Piqué, Semedo; Roberto, Busquets, from Jong; Griezmann, Suarez, Perez.

Coach: Ernesto Valverde.

Squad: Lionel Messi (injured), Ousmane Dembele (injured), Neto (injured), Samuel Umtiti (doubtful).

Valencia (4-4-2): Cillessen; Gaya, Paulista, Garay, Wass; Guedes, Kondogbia, Parejo, Torres; Rodrigo Moreno, Gameiro.

Coach: Albert Celades.

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