Barcelona play a very important _La Liga_ match against Sevilla at Camp Nou in front of 62,000 fans as the _Blaugrana_ look to maintain their healthy advantage at the top of the table.
Here’s how we think Hansi Flick will line up his troops for Sunday’s battle:
Flick has a tricky decision to make as the coach needs to rest bodies for the Champions League game against Newcastle while also picking a strong team for this one. Predicting Sunday’s lineup is really hard given all the absences and possible changes, so here’s our best guess.
We think there will be a surprise name in the XI as 18-year-old right-back **Xavi Espart** had a short but impressive cameo on his senior debut against Newcastle, and we think Flick will give the Catalan Philipp Lahm a chance to make his first start in front of the home crowd.
Ronald Araujo is expected to be rested with Newcastle in mind, so **Pau Cubarsí** and **Gerard Martín** will likely retain their spots at center-back and **João Cancelo** will start again on the left.
Marc Bernal and Pedri are both expected to be left out of the lineup with Newcastle in mind, but there is good news as **Eric Garcia** is back in training after missing the trip to England. We think he’ll start in midfield in this one alongside **Marc Casadó** in the double pivot, with **Fermín López** likely to get the nod in the number 10 role to make sure Dani Olmo is 100% ready to start on Wednesday.
Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski are expected to be rested in this one as well, so this will be a big chance for **Marcus Rashford** and **Ferran Torres** to play a part on Sunday. **Lamine Yamal** could also benefit from a rest, but we think the teenager will start and hopefully be replaced in the second half if Barça get out to a strong start and clinch the win early.
**Possible XI**: Joan; Espart, Cubarsí, Martín, Cancelo; Eric, Casadó; Yamal, Fermín, Rashford; Ferran (4-2-3-1)
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