Facing Getafe tonight, Barcelona's strength on the front lines is unlikely to be maximized because the striker, Lewandowski, must be absent due to a red card sanction. in the absence of Lewandowski as a goal getter, Barcelona must rely on other players and Ansu Fati is the last choice to become a center forward. I think Barcelona will have to use another formation against Getafe tonight. playing at home, full points are the results they must get in this match. even though Barcelona is not reinforced by Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Getafe is not a difficult opponent for them to beat.
Ansu Fati seems to be the only option for Xavi if he still wants to play in a 4-3-3 formation, but Xavi can try 4 midfielders in this match with 4-4-2 by placing Dembele and Ansu Fati as attackers while De Jong, Gavi , Pedri and Roberto were placed as midfielders. But most likely Xavi will stick with his tactics and strategy where 4-3-3 is the most likely formation to be used in this match. Dembele, Fati and Raphinha will take their places as forward.
On the other hand, Real Madrid will play their away match at Bilbao headquarters. Madrid will also not be dropping their main line-up, because Tchouameni, David Alaba, will certainly be absent due to injury problems, meanwhile Dani Carvajal is in doubt for appearing due to a muscle problem. So, yes, I think Madrid will struggle enough to topple Bilbao easily. but like it or not, Don Carlo's squad must win this match to stay tight on points from the top of the La Liga standings.
I doubt Real Madrid because their defense is problematic, but I believe we can overcome Athletic Bilbao today. I don't expect Madrid to have any problems going into the match even though we have struggled to deal with fast-paced attackers. I hope Ancelotti can overcome the defensive problems in this match and ask his players to play well to win.
