At 04:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 5, the 19th round of La Liga will stage an eye-catching game, and La Liga giants Barcelona will challenge the strong Las Palmas.
After entering the new season, Barcelona's state has been up and down, after the first 18 rounds of La Liga, they have 11 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 38 points, ranking 3rd in La Liga, and have been thrown away by the old rival Real Madrid A full 7 points gap, so if you continue to play, Barcelona may be away from this season's La Liga championship.
In order to catch up with Real Madrid, the top of La Liga, as soon as possible, Barcelona cannot afford to lose every game in the future. Against Las Palmas in this round, it is natural that they also need to go all out to win. Las Palmas currently has 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, accumulating 25 points and ranking 9th in La Liga. Barcelona have met Las Palmas in the last 6 times, with 5 wins and 1 draw, so as long as they play normally, the probability of Barcelona winning this game is very high. Here's a quick look at Xavi's likely starting line-up.
In the goalkeeper position, in the case of the main goalkeeper injury, it is natural that the second goalkeeper Iñaki Peña is guarding the Barcelona goal, and at the back, Xavi will naturally continue to play his usual back four formation, and the four defenders who are expected to start will be Joao Cancelo, Christensen, Kounde and Spanish talented winger Alex Balde. Andreas Christensen and Jules Kounde will play in a pairing of centre-backs, while Alex Balde and Joao Cancelo will play at wing-back.
In terms of midfield, it is not surprising that the main defender responsible for intercepting and tackling in the Barcelona midfield is still the Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, and the duo with Frenkie de Jong should be Manchester City's ace veteran Gundogan. In front of the double midfield, it is expected that the three ace attackers of Raphinha, Felix and Ferran Torres will echo each other in the frontcourt, and the three will work together to form a front-court attacking group to feed the ball and provide the strongest firepower support for Barcelona's forward line passes.
On the forward line, it is natural that Lewandowski, the leading striker, charges for Barcelona in the front court and carries the offensive banner. In the end, Barcelona is expected to start the game against Las Palmas as Iñaki Peña, Joao Cancelo, Christensen, Kounde, Alex Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Gundogan, Raphinha, Felix, Ferran Torres, and Lewandowski