Official: Barcelona starting XI against Real Valladolid | La Liga | OneFootball

FC Barcelona are set to kick off their game against Real Valladolid in La Liga soon. Away from home this time around, the Catalan giants know that the game will likely be trickier than the fixture they played at home. Still, Barcelona are going into this game believing that they can win and get all three points.

However, it was already known that Hansi Flick would be making rotations in this game. After all, Barcelona play Inter Milan right after this game at the San Siro so it makes sense for the German coach to make some changes and field a starting eleven that allows his regular starters to rest.

Here is the official starting line-up that Barcelona will be using against Real Valladolid.

In goal, German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen starts for Barcelona. It was already revealed before the game by Hansi Flick that Ter Stegen would be starting in this game, so it should be interesting to see how he performs after his lengthy injury.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen warming up for Barcelona. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Ahead of him, Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen start for Barcelona. They both will have a lot of work to do in order to keep the team defensively solid, but they will also need to make sure they play out from the back well.

On their flanks, Gerard Martin and Hector Fort start for the team. Both Spaniards will need to cover a lot of ground in this game as they will be expected to help out offensively and defensively.

In front of them, Pedri and Gavi form the double-pivot for Barcelona. Both of them possess exceptional technical ability so it will be expected that they can pass the ball around well and ensure that Barça remain in a dominant position throughout the game.

Over in the attack, Ansu Fati and Dani Rodriguez are the two starting wingers for Barcelona. A great opportunity for both players, and especially for Rodriguez given that this is an incredibly unique opportunity on his debut. Between them, Fermin Lopez starts as the central attacking midfielder.

Up top, Pau Victor starts as the team’s primary centre-forward. With Ferran Torres being rested for this game and Robert Lewandowski still in recovery, he will need to put in a good performance and show his strength in front of goal.