Tebas has informed all Spanish clubs that there is a serious possibility all Spanish football is stopped next week, as a strike against the government for passing a new law that makes the Super League possible and endangers the CVC deal.

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Alonso starts at Center back

Xavi's ran nuts

Culer:
Alonso starts at Center back

Xavi's ran nuts

Xavi is really going crazy... someone should take him to a rehab

Culer:
Alonso starts at Center back

Xavi's ran nuts

Lol, it's a crazy centre back option but I'm thinking Xavi is punishing Garcia and prolly Pique for their back to back costly disaster class in recent games.

Same as Dembele and Raphinha underwhelming football.
I'm glad seeing Ferran in the starting lineup and on the right wing. He was more influential in that position than all season long on the left.

Looking at the starting lineup this is objectively what the starting XI should look like given the individual underwhelming show from players in the past week between the Milan games and Madrid.

If Xavi is to show he's flexible and adapt depending on players form and performances per game, this is what it should look like. Even Busquets is benched. About 5 starting XI players benched in this game counting Raph, Dembele, Balde and Eric — in a must win match to keep fans confidence and maintain close margin with league leader.

Asides Alonso in CB, there's not much really to complain of (not much options really with recent performance from Eric and Pique). Except of course how tactics in the game pans out. Lineups wise, it's great. At least maybe Baba is listening and bowing to sensible pressure.

Villarreal let's make this dead club fans cry again.

IngeniousLeez:
Looking at the starting lineup this is objectively what the starting XI should look like given the individual underwhelming show from players in the past week between the Milan games and Madrid.

If Xavi is to show he's flexible and adapt depending on players form and performances per game, this is what it should look like. Even Busquets is benched. About 5 starting XI players benched in this game counting Raph, Dembele, Balde and Eric — in a must win match to keep fans confidence and maintain close margin with league leader.

Asides Alonso in CB, there's not much really to complain of (not much options really with recent performance from Eric and Pique). Except of course how tactics in the game pans out. Lineups wise, it's great. At least maybe Baba is listening and bowing to sensible pressure.

That backline honestly is a serious bit of bother especially our fullbacks but knowing the underwhelming performances of some of our regulars this past few matches and injury situation, I understand but MATS has a tough job on his shoulders today
Other than that I'm cool with the lineup
Hopefully lewandoski exacts his revenge today

Good to see Ansu back in the starting lineup
Let's roll boy

Kilishihunter:

That backline honestly is a serious bit of bother especially our fullbacks but knowing the underwhelming performances of some of our regulars this past few matches and injury situation, I understand but MATS has a tough job on his shoulders today
Other than that I'm cool with the lineup
Hopefully lewandoski exacts his revenge today

I don't pity anyone in the backline except kounde. 3 slow pokes against the pace and trickery of danjuma and jackson. Hopefully fdj puts in a defensive cover for alonso

Kilishihunter:

That backline honestly is a serious bit of bother especially our fullbacks but knowing the underwhelming performances of some of our regulars this past few matches and injury situation, I understand but MATS has a tough job on his shoulders today
Other than that I'm cool with the lineup
Hopefully lewandoski exacts his revenge today

Villarreal is missing so much key players sef so I'm not much perplexed with Juan Foyth, Lo Celso, Coquelin and Moreno. But it seems they might trouble out defence .

Ansu Fati very busy so far. End product still poor.

I just don't understand what's wrong with fati tonight

FDJ's balling

Oreke lewa baby

Omolewa
10 la liga goals, Scratch that

Omolewa don make am 2 nill

Ansu nearly missed that

King of boys, Lewa
We'll burn down this league

at least he is playing better than those two left footed rubbish we were pareding

Fati
At last.

Once we master this low block formation with quality players ehn...
Well let's see

Kilishihunter:
King of boys, Lewa
We'll burn down this league

Lol

FergieRaww:


Lol

Dey there dey laugh
Xaviball or no Xaviball we're ain't giving up gee

Ansu on the beat

Fati I need more goals from you. confidence is coming back

Ferran has been immense this first half

Possibly the best first half of the season.

Good intensity and little mistakes.

Let's hope for equally good 2nd half

Kilishihunter:

That backline honestly is a serious bit of bother especially our fullbacks but knowing the underwhelming performances of some of our regulars this past few matches and injury situation, I understand but MATS has a tough job on his shoulders today
Other than that I'm cool with the lineup
Hopefully lewandoski exacts his revenge today

Lol, 2 down, 16 to go

I hope dembele and Raphinha dey watch these kids since they want the bench to be their portion
As for busi his time is over even without FDJ mastering the single pivot

ThierryJay:


Lol, 2 down, 16 to go

Yes Chief, we gats take our recent bad form and convert it into anger ontop their low block head
Tightest defence in the league don chop 3 just like we like week, Lewy should sha get his hat trick

Culer:
Ferran has been immense this first half

You can say that again. I love when players apply sense in their play and Ferran's decision making has been top notch unlike that Raphailure.

ThierryJay:


You can say that again. I love when players apply sense in their play and Ferran's decision making has been top notch unlike that Raphailure.

Raphailure