Date:Wednesday 13th December, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Bosuil Stadion
Referee Marco Guida (Italy)
Goal Scorer:
Royal Antwerp
The home team will be without the services of Anthony Valencia, Jacob Ondrejka, Bjorn Engels and Jelle Bataille. Meanwhile, Arbnor Muja and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp are both serving a ban and won’t be available for this fixture.
Royal Antwerp will go ahead with the 4-2-3-1, where Jean Butez will be in goal. Ritchie De Laet and Owen Wijndal will start out wide on the flanks as the full-backs. They will look to provide support to the central defenders.
Toby Alderweireld and Soumaila Coulibaly will feature in the heart of the defence. The back four will try their best to keep a clean sheet against one of the best teams in the world. In the centre of the park, Barcelona target Arthur Vermeeren will pair up with Alhassan Yusuf. They will form the double pivot in the midfield and will look to help out the back four.
Gyrano Kerk and Chidera Ejuke will feature on the flanks as the wingers. The duo will provide width to their attack and will look to cut inside whenever possible. Michel-Ange Balikwisha will be the attacking midfielder and he will feature just behind their number nine, Vincent Janssen.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Butez; De Laet, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Wijndal; Yusuf, Vermeeren; Kerk, Balikwisha, Ejuke; Janssen
Barcelona
The visitors will be without the services of Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Inigo Martinez, and Marcos Alonso for this fixture. Barcelona will make a few changes to their regular XI, and they will look to rest a few players.
Ronald Araujo and Joao Felix are just one yellow card away from missing the first leg of the Round of 16. As a result, the duo is unlikely to play a part in this fixture. They will line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Inaki Pena in goal.
Joao Cancelo and Alejandro Balde will be the full-backs, with the latter eager to make his mark. Meanwhile, in the heart of the defence, Jules Kounde will likely feature alongside Andreas Christensen.
Oriol Romeu will be the holding midfielder, and he will have the support of Fermin Lopez and Ilkay Gundogan in the centre of the park. The trio will look to dominate the ball and dictate the pace of the game. Lamine Yamal is expected to start on the right flank, while Ferran Torres will take charge on the left. Finally, Robert Lewandowski will continue as the number nine.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Pena; Cancelo, Kounde, Christensen, Balde; Lopez, Romeu, Gundogan; Yamal, Lewandowski, Torres
Prediction: Royal Antwerp 0-3 Barcelona
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