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Flick's side succumbed to Yamal's late winner in Saturday's Catalan derby
Barcelona manager Hans Flick has confirmed his starting line-up for Saturday evening’s La Liga clash with Espanyol.
The league leaders aim to beat their city rivals and stretch their advantage over second-placed Real Madrid to nine points.
Lamine Yamal starts despite Flick’s wish to rest him before the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atlético Madrid.
Although Flick has rotated his squad to conserve energy for the Atlético Madrid clash, he has been unable to convince the youngster to sit out any games.
Juan García, Balde, Araujo, Kubasi, Eric García, Gerard Martínez, Gavi, Ferran López, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres.
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Barcelona can put one hand on the La Liga trophy as they host fellow Catalan club Espanyol in a derby match on Saturday.
The Blaugrana sit six points ahead of Real Madrid, who were held to a 1-1 draw with Girona yesterday to put their title challenge on life support.
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"We did it against the big clubs, and we'll do it again."
Espanyol arrive at the Camp Nou flying the banner “Nothing is impossible in football”, and they head to the City Derby against bitter rivals Barcelona today, driven by manager Manolo González’s resolve to seize this historic chance to secure survival and end their barren run at the Blaugrana’s fortress.
“We’ve done it against the big teams and we’ll do it again,” he stated.
In a confident pre-match press conference, the coach insisted that his side is unfazed by the hosts’ rich form under Hansi Flick, underlining that they carry the “DNA” required to topple the giants.
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