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Preview: Barcelona vs. Espanyol

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Sports Mole previews the Catalan derby between Barcelona and Espanyol in La Liga.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be targeting a seventh successive win when his team host Espanyol in the Catalan derby on Sunday.

Enrique has witnessed his side recovered from defeats to Real Madrid and Celta Vigo respectively to remain just two points behind in-form Real in the La Liga table.

With the club's crucial Champions League encounter with Paris Saint-Germain coming up on Wednesday, Enrique could make several alterations to the team that edged out Valencia last weekend.

The likes of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Xavi could all drop to the substitutes' bench, with Pedro, Ivan Rakitic and Rafinha, who was suspended in midweek, potentially coming into the starting lineup.

Espanyol travel to Camp Nou having ended a run of five games without a win by registering a 2-1 victory over Levante.

That triumph saw the Periquitos move up to 12th place in the league standings to create distance between themselves and the relegation zone.

Coach Sergio is unlikely to make alterations to his side, but the Spaniard will be relying on Felipe Caicedo to provide a threat against the home backline.

The former Manchester City striker had gone seven games without a goal before netting last weekend, and Sergio will be hoping that's the start of a improved run in attack.

Barcelona:

Form in La Liga: WLLWWW
Form in all competitions: WWWWWW

Possible starting lineup: Bravo; Alves, Mathieu, Pique, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Mascherano; Pedro, Messi, Rafinha

Espanyol:

Form in La Liga: LDLDLW
Form in all competitions: DLDLWW

Possible starting lineup: Casilla, Colotto, Arbilla, Fuentes, Bertrand, Sanchez, Sevilla, Canas, Vazquez, Garcia, Caicedo

Sports Mole says: 4-0


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