Luis Enrique has named the Barcelona XI tasked with overturning the 4-0 Supercopa de Espana first leg defeat against Athletic Bilbao in the return meeting.

Barca were heavily beaten by Athletic at San Mames, going down to Aritz Aduriz’s hat-trick and a special goal from Mikel San Jose.

Enrique makes six changes from the first leg, drafting in Claudio Bravo, Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta.

Javier Mascherano keeps his place but will partner Pique in defence. Dani Alves, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Pedro Rodriguez are the other survivors from Friday’s rout to start at Camp Nou.

Ernesto Valverde is without Mikel San Jose, who doesn’t even make the bench after a muscle problem, and is replaced in the starting line-up by Carlos Gurpegi.

Sabin Merino is Athletic’s other change, his place taken by Eneko Boveda.

Barcelona: Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Mathieu; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Pedro

Subs: Ter Stegen, Bartra, Vermaelen, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Munir, Sandro

Athletic: Iraizoz; De Marcos, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; Gurpegi, Benat, Eraso; Boveda, Aduriz, Susaeta

Subs: Elustondo, Kike Sola, Iago Herrerin, Mikel Rico, Aketxe, Sabin, Lekue

Referee: Velasco Carballo

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