Malaga vs Barcelona predicted line-ups
La Liga · Sun 13 Dec
Malaga5-3-2 · Home
Barcelona4-1-4-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Malaga
5-3-2Formation· Coach: Sergio Pellicer

Barcelona
4-1-4-1Formation· Coach: Xavi
- 1Joan García
- 3Alejandro Balde
- 41A. Campos
- 2João Cancelo
- 5Pau Cubarsí Paredes
- 22Marc Bernal
- 7Fermín
- 8Pedri
- 30E. Tunkara
- 17A. Gordon
- 29H. Abdelkarim
- 10David Larrubia
- 9Chupe
- 23Izan Merino
- 8Carlos Dotor
- 6Ramón Enríquez
- 39Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh
- 25Juan Berrocal
- 20Fernando Calero
- 4Einar Galilea
- 5Álex Pastor
- 1Alfonso Herrero
Bench
- 13Carlos López
- 31Rafita
- 15Ángel Recio
- 12José Salinas
- 22Dani Lorenzo
- 18Pablo Martínez
- 14Rafa Rodríguez
Out
- A. Recio · Illness
- P. Martinez · Foot Injury
- J. Munoz · Calf Injury
- J. Cruz · Muscle Injury
- J. Salinas · Loan agreement
- H. Abaida · Inactive
- J. Cajuste · Injury
- A. Pastor · Illness
Bench
- 25D. Livaković
- 13W. Szczęsny
- 24Eric García
- 18Gerard Martín
- 4B. Farinas
- 10Lamine Yamal
- 14K. Adeyemi
Out
- X. Espart · Ankle Injury
- D. Olmo · Groin Injury
- J. Kounde · Ankle Injury
- Gabriel Jesus · Injury
- Raphinha · Muscle Injury
- A. Christensen · Muscle Injury
- J. Garcia · Knee Injury
- E. Garcia · Muscle Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Malaga vs Barcelona line-ups published?
Clubs in the La Liga release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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