Barcelona welcome Eibar to Camp Nou on Tuesday evening live to the possibility of ascending to third place in La Liga should they record a victory.
Sevilla beat Villarreal 2-0 at the Sanchez-Pizjuan earlier in the evening, leapfrogging their opponents in the process and paving the way for the Blaugrana to prove their comeback isn’t simply another false dawn.
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Barcelona haven’t lost domestically since their embarrassing reverse at Cadiz, and come into the game off the back of a resounding 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid last time out.
Lionel Messi isn’t in the squad having suffered from a knock and deciding to spend longer than originally planned on his Christmas break back home in Rosario, while Jordi Alba is suspended.
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— SD Eibar (@SDEibar) December 29, 2020
Also absent are long-term casualties Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique, with Ronald Koeman set to continue with the three-at-the-back experiment that worked so well at Valladolid.
Eibar went into the clash missing Cote, with several other members of their squad carrying knocks. They face a tall order in Catalonia despite Barcelona’s poor form, having lost eleven of their last 12 against the Blaugrana in all competitions.
