Tomorrow’s La Liga gameweek six matchup between Barcelona and Celta Vigo will begin early at the Montjuic. As Real Madrid faces a true test against Atletico Madrid on Sunday, it might be their chance to move atop the standings.

Xavi’s club will be aiming to establish themselves as one of the top teams in Europe right now after back-to-back 5-0 victories against Real Betis and Royal Antwerp, respectively. This is especially true after the coach’s contract was extended until 2025.

With Mallorca on the schedule for the middle of the week and Sevilla on the weekend, Barcelona will undoubtedly be keeping an eye on their busy schedule as they get ready for this encounter.

Defense

In the Champions League match against Antwerp, Xavi decided to start his best defensive lineup, which suggests that there will be more substitutions in this game. However, Marc-Andre ter Stegen will remain in goal and will take over from the German.With Marcos Alonso ready to take over as the left-back, Alejandro Balde may take a break. Although the veteran is not nearly as explosive as his fellow countryman, he more than makes up for it with his offensive positioning in and around the box, which might be very advantageous to the squad.Andreas Christensen, who was experiencing difficulty with his ankle, should be given the start tomorrow instead of Inigo Martinez, who has yet to make his first appearance for Barcelona.He will probably play alongside Jules Kounde in the center of defense, with Joao Cancelo getting the right-back position for the third time in a row.

Midfield

Oriol Romeu should start this game after sitting out the UCL match, particularly in light of the defensive rotations. He’ll start out in the defensive midfield position.Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gundogan will be given control of central midfield while Gavi, who needs a break, is set to start on the bench.

Attack

With three goals and one assist in his first three games for Barcelona, Joao Felix is a guy on a mission right now.Given the absence of Balde at left-back, the Portuguese should be benched in favor of Ferran Torres, who will give more explosiveness on the wings.As the single No. 9, Robert Lewandowski will continue to lead the squad after regaining his form following a goal-scoring drought.Raphinha will be replaced at right-wing by Lamine Yamal, who is anticipated to be the final piece of the puzzle. Although the 16-year-old made his Champions League debut, he has yet to score in Blaugrana colors.

Substitutions

In light of this anticipated starting lineup, one can anticipate that Xavi will turn to Gavi as one of his first options when he comes off the bench. The Spaniard is too good in every aspect of the game to sit on the sidelines for 90 minutes.After being sidelined for five games due to injury, Ronald Araujo is back in the squad list and may be used to help him regain match fitness.To give everyone enough rest, Raphinha and Joao Felix might take the place of any two of the forwards tomorrow. Also, don’t forget about Sergi Roberto, who obviously has Xavi’s confidence and backing.