Barcelona, Spain – As dem dey prepare for Sunday night match, Barcelona don finally decide to call up 21 players to face newly-promoted Elche. The team need am well-well after dem face harsh treatment from Real Madrid last week. E be like say the Blaugrana don come back to flask after plenty injury worries don disturb dem.
Good news be say, Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski don recover from injury. Dem don miss almost a month, and their return na big boost for the team. Barcelona dey struggle as dem get so many players wey dey sidon for treatment bed. Joan Garcia, Andreas Christensen, Pedri, and Gavi dey on the injury list. Na serious wahala o!
As the match dey approach, Hansi Flick fit our team na with predicted starting XI of 4-2-3-1: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Balde; Casadó, De Jong; Yamal, Fermín, Rashford; Ferran. No be small squad wey go play this match, but dem sabi say dem need to perform well make dem hold their ground against Elche.
Elche sef don dey make waves as dem dey sit comfortably in 9th position after dem manage win 14 points from their first ten matches. Dem fit call dem newly-promoted underdogs, but dem don dey show say dem no come to play at all. Last week, dem win their Copa del Rey match, so the confidence dey high for their camp.
Barcelona don collect three losses in their last five matches, and dem know say dis match no fit be any farce. Na serious match we dey look at so. Elche don face and lose against bigger teams like Sevilla, but dem get nothing to lose and no injury worries wey fit disturb dem. Dem ready to set pace and collect dem first-ever win against Barcelona at Estadi Olímpic Lluis Companys.
As teams dey prepare, dem no say Barcelona no fit afford any drop in points again. Dem dey five points behind Real Madrid for title race and pressure dey mount for dem. Fans dey hope say dem go show their character and deliver good performance as dem play on Sunday. Make we see wetin go happen o!
Match kickoff na 6:30 PM CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 5:30 PM GMT (UK), 12:30 PM ET (USA) – make you no miss am! We go dey here to give you gist for all the action as e unfold. Avoid any wahala, grab popcorn, and settle down as we dey watch dem battle. VISCA EL BARÇA!
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