Barca look for three points away at Bilbao
Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)
Venue : San Mames, Bilbao
Barcelona manager managed Athletic Bilbao previously, so he knows about them. His knowledge of his former team will certainly be helpful for the Blaugrana.
At the moment Barcelona are leading the points table. But they need to be careful of rivals Real Madrid who are starting to catch up after a miserable start. So Barca need to keep winning.
A win at San Mames will ensure Barca are five points clear of Madrid and will show that how strong a team they are even playing away.
All in all it should be good game on Saturday as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Iker Muniain is a doubt for Athletic Bilbao as due to injury. While Oscar de Marcos will also miss out Saturday’s game against Barca due to ankle injury.
Yeray Alvarez remains sidelined due to testicular cancer.
As for Barcelona, They will be without Iniesta for Saturday’s game who misses out due to injury. Sergi Roberto, Denis Suarez, Paulinho and Andre Gomes are all candidates to replace Iniesta.
Rest of the squad remains the same for Ernesto Valverde.
Athletic Bilbao XI : Arrizabalaga, Boveda, Etxeita, Laporte, Saborit, San Jose, Iturraspe, Williams, Raul Garcia, Susaeta, Aduriz.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Pique, Semedo, Digne, Roberto, Rakitic, Busquets, D. Suarez, Messi, L. Suarez.
Prediction
While it’s not a given that Barca will win on Saturday night, but they certainly go as favorites into this game. I expect Barcelona to win this game. The scoreline could be 3-0. The goalscorers could be Messi (2) and Luis Suarez.
