Levante vs. Barcelona. Dembele and De Jong to return to Xavi's XI
The duo came off the bench in Frankfurt to set up Ferran's equaliser
Three days after the Europa League draw in Frankfurt, Barcelona's busy schedule continues with a league game away at Levante as they continue to fight for second place in LaLiga.
Therefore, Xavi Hernandez is unlikely to make big changes. "It's am moment to ask for an effort from the team in the weeks ahead as we play for everything," the coach said. "Levante will come out 200%, but so will we."
The Barça boss insisted that the team's in good shape so there will not be many rotations. The obvious ones are Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele returning to the side after being rested in midweek. They came on to rescue a draw in Germany.
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| SPORTIn defence, Gerard Pique is missing, but Dani Alves is back, so he should slot in alongside Araujo, Eric Garcia and Jordi Alba, who has no one to rotate for.
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In midfield, Gavi is likely to be the player to drop out for De Jong's return, although he could play further forward, with Ferran or Aubameyang rested, even if unlikely.
Luuk de Jong is back from Covid-19 to add depth on the bench but there is still no Memphis Depay or Ansu Fati.
