Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares, Preview, Prediction, Latest Team News, Livestream: Copa Del Rey 2021/22 Round of 32

by Varun Khanchandani · December 31, 2021

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The Catalans find themselves in domestic league cup action, with Alley Sport bringing Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares and insights to this game.

Barcelona have had a troublesome season, already being brutally eliminated from the UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as see themselves off the European spots for the Champions League. It was not expected from Barca to fight for the La Liga, as the side sees many of their core players leave or retire, leaving the side in desperate need of a rebuild.

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares: Preview

FC Barcelona find Copa Del Rey as the only hope of silverware this season, as new manager Xavi Hernandez looks to take on minnows Deportivo Linares. Barca are the reigning champions of the Copa Del Rey, as they fight to get their hands again on the trophy, but 2 wins from their previous 5 games show that the side is yet to hit their top potential, with several young stars being active first team players for the Catalan side.

Barcelona vs Deportivo Linares: Prediction

Barca would take the competition quite seriously, as they look to revive their already poor season. They take on Linares Deportivo, a side who is relatively unknown to most neutral football fans- as they hope to upset the Blaugranes. In our prediction, Barcelona would be the firm favourites to qualify for the quarter final of the Copa Del Rey, with a 3-0 expected score. A loss for Barca would be one of the most embarrassing results in their modern history.

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares: Latest Team News

In terms of injuries, Barca miss out on their star players- Memphis Depay, out with an hamstring and Pedri- out with muscle issues. Other injury problems include Pedri and Martin Braithwaite, who are not expected to be back in action soon. They also face a major covid outbreak, with the likes of Phil Coutinho, Jordi Alba, Yusuf Demir, Dani Alves and others out with the infection. It would be interesting to see if these players are back in time for an important game for the side from Barcelona.

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Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares

Here’s our Barcelona predicted lineup vs Deportivo Linares-

Formation: 4-3-3

GK: Marc Andre Ter Stegen

LB: Sergino Dest

CB: Gerard Pique

CB: Eric Garcia

RB: Ronald Araujo

LM: Frenkie de Jong

CM: Sergio Busquets

RM: Ricard Puig

LW: Nico Gonzalez

ST: Luuk de Jong

RW: Ousmane Dembele

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Barcelona vs Deportivo Linares: Livestream

Barcelona vs Deportivo Linares kicks off at Estadio de Linarejos on Wednesday 5th January, 2022 at 6:30 PM GMT. This means that the game kicks off at 11:30 PM EST and 8:30 AM PST on the same day- 5th January. The fans in India will see the game begin at 12:00 AM IST on 6th January, 2022.

The match will be broadcast live on Premier Sports channels in the United Kingdom. The telecasting rights of the Spanish Copa Del Rey Cup in the USA lies with the ESPN Network. The fans in India would be watching the game in Jio TV to watch this Copa Del Rey game.

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