Rafinha is a surprise starter for Barcelona this afternoon as La Liga’s pace-setters prepare to do battle with Espanyol in the Derbi Barceloni.
Other than the usual switch of Claudio Bravo returning in goal following the Champions League on Tuesday, the Brazilian youngster is preferred to Ivan Rakitic in central midfield at Cornella-El Prat.
The hosts, meanwhile, have made their intentions clear prior to kick-off, with a 4-4-2 formation being adopted against their arch-rivals, rather than the 4-2-3-1 used against Levante last week.
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Espanyol: Casilla; Arbilla, Alvaro, Moreno, Duarte; Lucas, Canas, Abraham, Alvarez; Garcia, Caicedo
Subs: Pau, Javi Lopez, Colotto, Fuentes, Sevilla, Montanes, Stuani
Barcelona: Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Busquets, Iniesta, Rafinha; Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Subs: Ter Stegen, Mathieu, Adriano, Rakitic, Sergi Roberto, Xavi, Pedro
Referee: Mateu Lahoz