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Barcelona XI vs Eibar: Predicted line-up, team news and injury list for Saturday's LaLiga game

Barcelona welcome back Samuel Umtiti and Junior Firpo from injury for the trip to Eibar in La Liga today.

The champions travelled to the Basque Country on Thursday due to disruptions and a general strike on Friday following mass protests after nine Catalan separatist leaders were handed long jail sentences by Spain's Supreme Court on Monday.

Umtiti is back from a foot fracture, but the France defender is unlikely to start so soon after a long injury.

However, coach Ernesto Valverde will have to make a change at the back as Gerard Pique misses out through suspension.

The Catalan picked up his fifth league booking of the season in the 4-0 win at home to Sevilla prior to the international break and is suspended for this match.

In his absence, Clement Lenglet (who is back from a one-match ban himself) and Jean-Clair Todibo should start in central defence.

Fit-again Jordi Alba should also return to the starting XI after he was left on the bench for the game against Sevilla.

Ousmane Dembele was handed a two-match ban for his red card and insult to referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz in the Sevilla game and misses this match through suspension.

Probable Barca XI: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Todibo, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Arthur; Messi, Suarez, Griezmann