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Team News
Barcelona
- Barcelona's only injury concern is Carles Puyol, who has still not recovered from knee surgery.
- Fabregas started ahead of Xavi against Valencia and the fact that the former Arsenal man got two assists should be enough to allow him to keep his place.
- Alexis Sanchez's impressive performance for Chile against Spain will like mean Martino puts him back in the side, particularly given that Pedro has been left out of the squad.
Sevilla
- Sevilla have had a less than ideal start to the season due to a mixture of their best forwards and midfielders leaving and their best defenders picking up injuries.
- A trip to Barcelona is one of the last fixtures they would choose for the next game, as they search for their first victory of the campaign.
- Kevin Gameiro twice equalised against Malaga last time out and the Frenchman is likely to be chosen ahead of Carlos Bacca as the lone striker, as Unai Emery adopts a more defensive formation than usual in the hope of nicking a point by keeping Messi and co. at bay.
Match Facts
Prediction
- Neymar goes into the game after starring for Brazil against Portugal and is still yet to score at the Camp Nou, something he'll be hoping to put right.
- Unai Emery has never beaten Barcelona and should not expect his record to change this weekend, given the fact that his new look side has taken a while to impress against far weaker opposition than the Liga champions.
Barcelona
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