Valladolid vs. Barça: Griezmann & Coutinho on bench as Koeman picks back three

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has made a number of changes for Tuesday's important league game against Real Valladolid.

After the weekend's draw at Camp Nou against Valencia, Barça need to get back to winning ways if they don't want to fall further behind their rivals.

Koeman sprung a number of changes with his starting line up, with Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho and Sergio Busquets all left on the bench.

The Dutch coach has opted to play with a back three, with Clement Lenglet returning to the side and Ronald Araujo and Oscar Mingueza also keeping their places.

Sergiño Dest and Jordi Alba will provide the width, with Miralem Pjanic and Frenkie de Jong the chosen central midfielders.

In attack, with Griezmann and Coutinho left out, Lionel Messi remains untouchable and he's joined by Martin Braithwaite and Pedri, although the latter could also play as a third midfielder.

Barça side: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Mingueza, Jordi Alba; Pjanic, De Jong, Pedri; Braithwaite, Messi.

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