"The big headline is Joao Cancelo, who starts for the first time after sealing his return to Barcelona earlier this month. Cancelo replaces Jules Kounde in the right-back position, while first-team regular Alejandro Balde has also been benched, paving the way for Gerard Martin to return to his favoured left-back position. This means Eric Garcia will operate as a centre-back alongside Pau Cubarsi, with Marc Casado filling in for the injured Pedri in the middle of the park."
"Barcelona will look to reclaim their place at the top of the league table as they take on Real Oviedo at Camp Nou in about an hour or so. The Catalans slipped to second place momentarily following Real Madrid's win over Villarreal last night. But they will have the opportunity to retake the top spot with three points against Oviedo. Heading into this encounter, Barcelona have already announced their starting eleven that will take on the bottom-placed team this evening."
Barcelona can retake first place with a win over bottom-placed Real Oviedo at Camp Nou following Real Madrid's win that briefly moved them to second. The starting eleven features Joao Cancelo starting for the first time since his return, replacing Jules Kounde at right-back, while Alejandro Balde is benched and Gerard Martin returns to left-back. Eric Garcia and Pau Cubarsi pair at centre-back. Marc Casado replaces the injured Pedri and partners Frenkie de Jong in a double-pivot with Dani Olmo offering attacking midfield support. The forward line remains Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. Fermin Lopez, Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji start on the bench.
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