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Athletic Bilbao
The trio Inigo Lekue, Mikel Rico and Aritz Aduriz will still be unavailable for Bilbao by suspension, while Garitano should consider changes after his loss to Real Sociedad.
Markel Susaeta hopes to be involved in the Sunday night match since he was an unused substitute in the Basque Derby. While Bernat and Raul Garcia have both left the bench for Athletic in this derby, they could start this match against Barcelona.
Barcelona
The Valverde team drew against Valencia and Real Madrid in the league and the Copa del Rey, but will be confident to score three points on the board before heading to Bilbao after a very tight round.
A thigh problem for Messi means that there is again doubts about his form, but Argentina has been coaching it separately in order to regain its form before the Barca's trip to Athletic. Umtiti, who missed the last games in Barcelona, has resumed his lightweight training but will not be available to Valverde for this match as he is still recovering from a knee injury. The same can be said for Rafinha and Jasper Cillessen.
Nelson Semedo and Sergi Roberto are expected to start in the background positions as Jordi Alba serves a one-match suspension.
Dembele should be involved in the match while he seems to have recovered from an ankle injury and a fever, while Brazilian midfielder Arthur will be away for a period of up to ##############################################################################> 39 to four weeks due to a hamstring problem.
FORM GUIDE
DID YOU KNOW?
At the first equivalent match of this season, points were split in a 1-1 draw. Barcelona's last visit to Bilbao in the league was in October 2017 and defeated them 2-0. Bilbao has not beaten Barcelona in a home away from home since December 2013.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Athletic Bilbao:
Herrerin; Capa, Alvarez, Inigo, Yuri; R Garcia, Bernat, D Garcia; Cordoba, Williams, Muniain
Barcelona:
Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Semedo; Busquets, Rakitic, Vidal; Dembele, L Suarez, Messi
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