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VIE 23.09.2016
Team News:
- R. Sporting: full squad available
- FC Barcelona: Samuel Umtiti and Lionel Messi (injured)
Match Facts:
R. Sporting (7th, 7 pts):
- Sporting have won both of their home fixtures in LaLiga Santander this season 2-1. The first success came against Athletic Club on the opening day with Duje Cop and Victor Rodriguez on the scoresheet and the second was two weeks ago against CD Leganes with a Nacho Cases strike and a Cop penalty enough to secure another tight win.
- Including the tail end of last season, Abelardo Fernandez's troops have racked up five consecutive victories on home soil.
- Croat Cop has scored three of Sporting's five goals in LaLiga Santander so far this campaign, meaning he is almost halfway to equalling his tally of seven in 31 games for Malaga CF last season.
FC Barcelona (3rd, 10 pts):
- While Sporting have won both of their home fixtures so far, Barcelona have collected maximum points on the road, with a 1-0 win at Athletic followed by a 5-1 thumping of CD Leganes.
- Barcelona are unbeaten in their last eight visits to El Molinon and have gone 17 games without tasting defeat at the hands of the club that hails from northern Spain.
Luis Enrique: "Sporting and El Molinón will force us to play at our best in order to win" #FCBlive pic.twitter.com/BSRB75NS9N
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 23, 2016
- Los Azulgranas have only registered a single clean sheet in their five league games.
Getting to El Molinon:
Address: Av. del Molinon, 33203 Gijon (Asturias).
Bus: Lines 1, 4, 10 and 26.
Stadium location here.
Time: 16:15 CET
Stadium: El Molinon
Referee: Del Cerro Grande, Carlos
TV: Watch the game in your country.
Hashtag: #SportingBarça
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