BARCELONA TIPPED FOR SURPRISE LINE-UP CHANGES VS REAL MADRID

Lose, and Barca will see their feint hopes of retaining the club’s title brought to a definitive end, by way of an 11-point gap to table-topping Real.

Emerge triumphant, on the other hand, and Sunday’s visitors to the Santiago Bernabéu will close the gap to a not-insurmountable five points

n turn, it may come as something of a surprise to hear that Xavi is considering a number of high-profile changes to his line-up in Madrid.

As per the aforementioned Sport, from the XI that took to the pitch against PSG, Pedri, along with one or even two members of Barca’s backline, look likely to drop to the bench.

Replacing the former will be captain Sergi Roberto, with Iñigo Martínez and Marcos Alonso tipped – owing to their experience – tipped to step in, too.