Barcelona bring Rodri, Fermín López and Brian Fariñas into the side to face Aston Villa at Camp Nou (kick-off 8pm). Villa make four changes of their own, with Boubacar Kamara, Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen and Johan Manzambi all starting.
Villa arrive second in the league phase table on nine points from three games, level with leaders PSG on goal difference. Barcelona are eighth on six points.
Barcelona
Barcelona make three changes since their last Champions League game, the 4-2 win at PSG on 20 October.
Rodri, Fermín López and Brian Fariñas come in. Marc Bernal drops to the bench. Xavi Espart and Dani Olmo are not in the matchday squad.
Starting XI:
- 1 Joan García (goalkeeper)
- 2 João Cancelo (defender)
- 18 Gerard Martin (defender)
- 5 Pau Cubarsí (defender)
- 16 Rodri (midfielder)
- 8 Pedri (midfielder)
- 7 Fermín López (midfielder)
- 4 Brian Fariñas (midfielder)
- 17 Anthony Gordon (forward)
- 11 Raphinha (forward)
- 10 Lamine Yamal (forward)
Aston Villa
Villa make four changes since their last Champions League game, the 3-1 win against Viking on 21 October.
Boubacar Kamara, Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen and Johan Manzambi come in. Ross Barkley, Tyrone Mings, Alysson and Ibrahim Mbaye all move to the bench.
Starting XI:
- 1 Zion Suzuki (goalkeeper)
- 3 Victor Lindelöf (defender)
- 8 Boubacar Kamara (defender)
- 14 Pau Torres (defender)
- 2 Matty Cash (defender)
- 22 Ian Maatsen (defender)
- 7 John McGinn (midfielder)
- 35 João Gomes (midfielder)
- 44 Johan Manzambi (midfielder)
- 10 Emiliano Buendía (forward)
- 11 Nicolas Jackson (forward)
MFF's match model prediction is Barcelona 1-2 Aston Villa.
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