Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:45 BARCELONA TIME STADIUM Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán PREVIOUS MEETINGS SLL 05-11-2017 FT Barcelona 2 : 1 Sevilla SLL 06-04-2017 FT Barcelona 3 : 0 Sevilla SLL 07-11-2016 FT Sevilla 1 : 2 Barcelona SSdE 18-08-2016 FT Barcelona 3 : 0 Sevilla SSdE 15-08-2016 FT Sevilla 0 : 2 Barcelona SCdR 23-05-2016 AET Barcelona 2 : 0 Sevilla VISCAELBARCA
Sergi Roberto is on three yellow cards. Upcoming Liga fixtures: J31 (H) Leganés J32 (H) Valencia J33 (A) Celta
I'm on vacation with the family so no lineup but this seems like a pretty good summary of issues: The national team break has caused problems for Ernesto Valverde. The coach has to solve a few problems before picking his side to face Sevilla. Starting in goal, where Marc-Andre ter Stegen had knee pain and did not play against Brazil for Germany because of that. He will take medical tests and the situation will be evaluated. Jasper Cillesen is ready to step in if needed and had a good game for Holland against Portugal. In defence, Gerard Pique also had knee trouble and was taken off against Argentina. Jordi Alba played 79 minutes in that game. In the same position Lucas Digne did not feature against Russia, having had some muscle issues. Sergio Busquets did not travel with Spain after suffering a fracture in his right foot and it is unknown if he will play at Sevilla. Andres Iniesta is another player being kept in cotton wool after rushing back from a hamstring problem to play Chelsea, and he was brought off in the 56th minute. Nobody expected Messi to have problems but he did not feature against Italy or Spain with adductor issues. Argentina will not be best pleased if he suddenly is able to return at the weekend after deciding not to play for the national team. The situation is different with Rakitic and Suarez. Both played for their countries and have no physical issues, but they covered a lot of ground. Rakitic went to Miami and Dallas, while Suarez was in China. source https://www.sport-english.com/en/ne...-nine-unknowns-ahead-of-sevilla-clash-6721055
Squad list for the match: Ter Stegen , Cillessen Roberto, Piqué, Umtiti, Alba, Semedo Vermaelen Rakitic, Iniesta, Coutinho, Paulinho, Gomes, D. Suárez Suárez, Messi, Dembélé, Alcácer Injured: Lucs Digne and Busquets Left out: Mina and Vidal
Messi is rested: --------Coutinho--------Suarez----------Dembele-------- --------------------Iniesta---------Paulinho----------------- Alba---------------------Rakitic---------------------Roberto ------------------Umtiti-------------Pique--------------------- -------------------------TerStegen---------------------------- Bench: 13. Cillessen 2. N. Semedo 6. Denis Suárez 10. Messi 17. Paco Alcácer 21. André Gomes 25. Vermaelen
Sevilla: Sergio Rico, Kjaer, Lenglet, Banega, Correa, Nzonzi, Navas, Escudero, Muriel, Vázquez, Mercado.
Vasquez left completely alone in front of the goal. Poor marking. Pique had to shift over and Umtiti didn't cover.