Lliga | Round 16: Levante - FC Barcelona 0-5

[Barcaman]

La Liga Round 16

Sunday 16 December, 20:45

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Surprise of the season alongside Alaves is Levante who are unbeaten in their last 4 matches. Barca former gk Oier Olazabal plays for Paco Lopez' side.

 

[mesiesta]

I think their fans still remember last season's match

 

[Cule4life]

Please no Busi and Raki together. They'll be useless against Levante's bus.

 

[Gari]

Please no Busi and Raki together. They'll be useless against Levante's bus.

Valierde: "Well, I rotated them in the last game" ))

 

[soul24rage]

I hope we play the same lineup we played vs Espanyol.

MATS---Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba---Vidal, Busi, Rakitic---Messi, Suarez, Dembele

 

[soul24rage]

so we are facing Levante in the Copa del Rey in the Round of 16. 1st leg at away, 2nd leg at home

Real Madrid are playing Leganes while ATM is playing Girona

 

[FCBfan22]

so we are facing Levante in the Copa del Rey in the Round of 16. 1st leg at away, 2nd leg at home

Real Madrid are playing Leganes while ATM is playing Girona

Leganes ah?

Fun times.

 

[Andresito]

100-86% - 85-71% - 70-56% - 55-41% - 40-0%
30 games played (15 LL, 6 CL, 2 CdR, 1 SC, 6 Int.)

80% - Busquets
74% - Rakitic
73% - ter Stegen
71% - Alba
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70% - Piqué
70% - Suárez
64% - Coutinho
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53% - Messi
53% - Dembélé
48% - Arthur
48% - Lenglet
47% - Semedo
45% - Sergi Roberto
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38% - Vidal
30% - Umtiti
30% - Cillessen
17% - Vermaelen
15% - Munir
11% - Malcom
10% - Aleña
8% - Denis
1% - Samper
INJ - Rafinha
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Percentage of individual playing time to the point when injury occured:

81 % - Umtiti
77 % - Coutinho
76 % - Rakitic
74 % - Suárez
73 % - Messi
56 % - Arthur
54 % - Sergi Roberto
15% - Rafinha
12% - Malcom

 

[Andresito]

No need to rest anyone against Levante and Celta.

After the winter break Valverde really has to improve his squad management.
Busquets, Rakitic, Alba, Piqué and Suárez needs to be rotated more often.

One thing to note is that Messi only played around half of the available minutes, much due to injury and break from Argentina.
In a 'normal' season he would probably be around 90 %. Let's hope he can make use of that extra energy.

 

[JerseyAddict]

For next La Liga games there is only one way... Way of Conan.

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their fans!

Full force and build up pts difference at the top.

 

[raskolnikov]

Im still sour about last years match. That loss turbed our whole season from epic legendary invincibles to forgetable solid la liga win.
All because Valverde devided to bench Messi for some pointless friendly in South Africa.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Can't afford rotation, we need to go all out to win this game, if we are lucky.

 

[PhilS]

Everyone should be well rested by Sunday, and then there is a whole week off before the last game of the year.

As far as who should start among Dembele, Coutinho and Arthur, it is a wonderful thing to have three such choices for two positions. Dembele is so hot these days that he has to start. I'd start Coutinho instead of Arthur in midfield for this game, but Coutinho is also an excellent 1st choice sub.

If there is any rotation, then Vidal should be the choice.

 

[sickstar]

I hope we could get a comfortable win this time with players rested against Tottenham. No excuse is accepted.

 

[shadows]

Strongest 11 time with Rakitic and Busquets back in midfield

Plus we have Levante again in the Copa...He is gonna play strongest 11 again isnt he??