Valverde suggests there will be changes to Barça side in Saturday's Clasico

Valverde suggests there will be changes to Barça side in Saturday's Clasico

Valverde no descarta cambios ante el Madrid y comenta el momento de forma de Arthur, Cillessen y Vidal / | sport.es

Barça face Madrid for the second time in a week at the Bernabeu

Ernesto Valverde suggested he could make changes to the Barcelona side which beat Real Madrid 3-0 on Wednesday for Saturday's second Clasico at teh Bernabeu. 

The Barça coach didn't even hint what he could have up his sleeve, but Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal are the most likely to come into the side. 

"You have to think a lot before deciding the side," Valverde said. "The two games are very close together, they're tough matches and it's possible there will be changes." 

Arthur Melo, back from injury, could also come into the team. The Brazil midfielder came off the bench in the Copa del Rey Clasico in midweek. 

"It depends how he is physically," Valverde added. "The other day he played for a little bit, so we will see how he is." 

Jasper Cillessen would usually have played in the Copa but injury ruled him out of the first leg and he was only fit enough for the bench for the return game. Valverde says he won't get to play the league game as a "prize." 

"Cillessen did not play because he wasn't 100 percent," the coach said. "Yes, he's back sooner than expevted, but we don't [pick players] as a prize. Those that ahve to play, play. Tomorrow the team which is best suited to win the game will play."