Barcelona will host Valladolid in the La Liga matchday 29 on Monday to try and reduce the gap between them and league leaders Atletico Madrid to one point.
Here's how Tribuna.com's fans of the Catalans want Ronald Koeman to line up against Sergio's side based on the 3 starting XI options we offered to choose from yesterday.
- Okenwa Victor.: "I know is a risk to rest Messi and De Jong but let them start on Monday."
- Praise D.: "For me, I will go for Option 3 - the winning formula."
Starting XI: Ter Stegen, Lenglet, Mingueza, De Jong, Alba, Dest, Busquets, Pedri, Griezmann, Messi, Dembele.
Neto, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho, meanwhile, are all unavailable for selection due to respective injuries.
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Why did Neymar leave Barcelona in the first place? You asked, we answered
"Why did Neymar leave Barcelona in the first place? I still don't have a definite answer," Reddit user @Joshuajomon is wondering.
Well, no one except Neymar himself will probably have a definite answer to that question but let's take a look at some popular suggestions.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to assume that Paris Saint-Germain's reported offer of €36m per year without bonuses was arguably the biggest reason for the Brazilian's exit from the Blaugrana.
What else affected Neymar's decision to quit Camp Nou?
According to The Athletic, a tier-1 UK outlet, the Brazilian felt 'overshadowed' by Lionel Messi in 2017 and thus decided to accept PSG's proposal where he could enjoy the more prominent role.
Lionel Messi on the brink of mind-blowing goalscoring record ahead of Valladolid encounter
Lionel Messi will have reached at least 30 goals across all competitions in 13 seasons on the bounce if he scores against Valladolid on Monday.
The Barcelona captain has found the back of the net 29 times this season so far - 23 in La Liga, five in the Champions League and one in the Spanish Cup.
The last time the Argentine failed to score 30 goals in a single season was in the 2007/08 campaign when he netted 16 strikes in all competitions.
'You know what you have to do': Rakitic reveals message he received from Barcelona friend ahead of Atletico clash
"A friend from Barcelona had written to me, like, 'you know what you have to do', but here each one fights for his own, we want to be in the Champions League," Ivan Rakitic said after Sevilla's 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Atletico's loss means that Barcelona could move one point behind Diego Simeone's men, who currently lead the La Liga standings, if they beat Valladolid on Monday.
"I have spoken with Luis Suarez, we exchanged shirts at the Wanda. When you lose you don't have friends, neither Suarez nor anyone, nobody likes to lose," Rakitic added on facing his former Barca teammate on Sunday.
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