Puzzle in front of FC Barcelona against PSV Eindhoven

It's true that Luis Suárez is injured and may not be present at Philips Stadion this Wednesday against PSV Eindhoven, the fifth day of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. However, the reality is that FC Barcelona still has many alternatives to set up a very competitive front against the Dutch.

Ernesto Valverde has several alternatives to accompany Leo Messi, the only attacker who owns a hundred per cent property and likely acts as a "false nine" unless Munir El Haddadi is the incumbent and occupies that position up front. The Spanish attacker of Moroccan origin begins with options, but not too much.

Before him in the order of preferences of "Txingurri" would be the option to place Messi "false nine" and, as companions, Ousmane Dembélé and Malcom, or Coutinho in case the coach of Extremadura bets for the Brazilian player recovered and versatile starting. In this case, Coutinho would act on the left or right group, depending on whether he plays or not Malcom or Dembélé.

Malcom is left-handed but can play perfectly on the changed leg. Thus, if he was the third in the running, he could occupy both the southpaw, Coutinho the right and vice versa, exchanging the two with Leo Messi if necessary. If Dembélé played, Coutinho would go to the left with Jordi Alba, while "Dembouz" would act in the right lane of the attack with Leo Messi as an excellent connector.

Denis Suárez and Aleñá, two additional options

The question is that FC Barcelona has several possibilities, since in the equation, other players could also enter Denis Suárez, unprecedented at this stage of the season with the exception of the 1/16 round of Copa del Rey, and Carles Aleñá, which also has the virtues necessary to play an important role in extreme positions.

Malcom, Dembélé, Messi and CoutinhoIn any case, it is today that starts with more advantages to configure the front of the final attack. Of these four names, probably three end up holding the Philips Stadion. And whoever stays on the bench, will have plenty of options to enter the field in the second half.