Wow! What an El Clasico that was for Blaugranes supporters everywhere! You can’t ask for a better result, with both style and substance, than that. Now comes another derby, this one back at home vs Espanyol. Central defender Eric Garcia could come back into the squad for this one, as he seems to be recovering from an unspecified muscular injury which has forced him to miss the last three matches.
FC Barcelona vs Espanyol FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. Nov. 3,ย 4:15pm, Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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LL Position, Form: FC Barcelona 1st, 30 ptsย WLWWWย Espanyol, 17th, 10 pts, LLWLL
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Eric Garcia, who has reportedly an adductor strain, missed training on Wednesday, but he could still be in the mix here. Elsewhere Ferran Torres (knock on his hamstring) is a strong doubt for this clash.
And of course, finally, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Ronald Araujo all remain out indefinitely. According to reports, we could see some squad rotation here.
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