As we do every day, we’ve picked out five talking points that will dominate the football conversation this Sunday.
There are more, but these are our five stories to get your day off to the best possible start.
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Without Vinicius, Mourinho could tweak his starting XI for the trip to Santander, bringing in Dumfries or Trent at right-back in Valverde’s absence. Konaté looks set to start at centre-back.
Courtois returns in goal, while Bernardo Silva could keep his place in midfield for a game Madrid cannot afford to lose, given the pace Barça and Atlético are setting. Six points separate Madrid from Barça ahead of this afternoon’s clash.
With so many defenders missing, the Barcelona coach put together a makeshift back line featuring a central midfielder at right-back, debutant Brian Fariñas, and another creative midfielder, Frenkie De Jong, at centre-back.
