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La Liga | Gameweek 16
Dec 4, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
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How Barcelona could line up against Real Betis

How Barcelona could line up against Real Betis
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Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Real Betis.

Barcelona boss Xavi could hand Ousmane Dembele a spot in the starting XI for Saturday afternoon's La Liga contest with Real Betis at Camp Nou.

Dembele has now featured in his team's last two matches after recovering from a hamstring problem, and the France international is now expected to be considered for a start.

The Catalan giants remain without the services of a number of players, though, with Martin Braithwaite, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Sergio Aguero, Sergi Roberto and Dani Alves all unavailable for selection.

Barcelona are hopeful that Jordi Alba will recover from the muscular problem that he picked up in the 3-1 victory over Villarreal last time out.

As a result, there could be just the one change from the side that started against the Yellow Submarine, with Dembele coming in for Abde Ezzalzouli.

Sergino Dest has been out of favour at Barcelona since Xavi's arrival as head coach, and the defender could again be on the bench alongside Oscar Mingueza, with Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia set to keep their spots in the back four.

Gavi and Nico Gonzalez have both become important players for Barcelona, and the pair are also expected to continue in the starting XI this weekend.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Ter Stegen; Garcia, Araujo, Pique, Alba; F de Jong, Busquets, Nico; Dembele, Memphis, Gavi

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2Real Madrid16113234132136
3Atletico MadridAtletico16105130111935
4Athletic Bilbao1795326151132
5Villarreal157532725226
6Real Sociedad167361611524
7Osasuna166642225-324
8Mallorca177371620-424
9GironaGirona166462223-122
10Celta Vigo166372527-221
11Real BetisBetis165651820-221
12Rayo Vallecano155461516-119
13Sevilla165471723-619
14Las PalmasLas Palmas165382227-518
15Getafe163761113-216
16AlavesAlaves164391827-915
17Leganes163671423-915
18Espanyol1541101528-1313
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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