"Barcelona won the La Liga title last season and also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Blaugrana are aiming to retain the Spanish league title and also become the champions of Spain this campaign. Hansi Flick's side, though, are not having the best of times in La Liga at the moment. Barcelona are second in the league table right now with 22 points from 10 matches, five points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid."
"Barcelona will head into the La Liga match against Elche on the back of a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga. It came after a 6-1 hammering of Olympiacos at home in the UEFA Champions League, which followed a 2-1 success over Girona in front of their fans in La Liga. Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Elche. Wojciech Szczesny will be in goal for the defending Spanish champions."
"Elche are a modest club in Spain whose main aim is to stay in La Liga. They were playing in the Segunda Division last season and won promotion to the top flight of Spanish football after finishing second in the standings. Eder Sarabia's side are doing well in La Liga at the moment. Elche are as high as eighth in the league table with 14 points from 10 matches, five points behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid and five points above the relegation zone."
Barcelona will face Elche at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys with kickoff at 5:30pm UK time on Sunday. Barcelona won La Liga last season and reached the Champions League semi-finals. Barcelona sit second with 22 points from 10 matches, five behind Real Madrid. Recent results include a 2-1 away win at Real Madrid, a 6-1 Champions League win over Olympiacos and a 2-1 league win over Girona. Predicted Barcelona lineup includes Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Garcia, Balde; Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Marcus Rashford; Ferran Torres. Elche were promoted from Segunda and sit eighth with 14 points.
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