LaLiga 2019-20: SD Eibar vs FC Barcelona match preview, updates

FC Barcelona will be eager to bag all three points as they take on SD Eibar at Ipurua on October 19, 2019, in LaLiga. The onus will be on Ernesto Valverde and Co. to heap pressure on rivals - Real Madrid - who currently top the LaLiga table. The Blaugrana have received a major boost with the return of star player Lionel Messi to the starting line-up. Here is our take on both teams along with team updates.

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No other team has won more matches against Eibar than FC Barcelona (nine wins, on par with Atletico Madrid). In addition to that stat, the Blaugrana are the team with the most goals scored against them in the Spanish top-flight. Meanwhile, Eibar have won their last two LaLiga matches on home soil. Barcelona's Luis Suarez has scored in his last six meetings against Eibar. Ernesto Valverde has only lost one of his LaLiga matches against Eibar (W7, D2). All eyes will be on Barcelona No. 10 Lionel Messi, who has scored 15 goals in nine games against Eibar. Will Lionel Messi be on the scoresheet on Saturday too?

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