Girona subs: Gorka Iraizoz, Borja Garcia, Douglas Luiz, Eric Montes, Pedro Porro, Patrick Roberts, Seydou Doumbia.
Barcelona subs: Jasper Cillessen, Munir El Haddadi, Ivan Rakitic, Philippe Coutinho, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti, Denis Suarez.
Girona XI (5-3-2): Bono; Aday Benitez, Bernardo Espinosa, Pedro Alcala, Juanpe, Marc Muniesa; Aleix Garcia, Pere Pons, Alex Granell; Portu, Cristhian Stuani.
Barcelona XI (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Arthur, Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele.
Girona emerged 3-2 victors against Celta Vigo last week to bring an end to their unbeaten start to the season, propelling themselves up the table as a result. Eusebio Sacristan’s side have now won their last two matches in the league but will know they face a daunting task at Camp Nou.
Barcelona have enjoyed a 100 per cent start to the season under Ernesto Valverde, winning all four of their LaLiga games as well as beating PSV in the Champions League in midweek, and they will be favourites to maintain that record following today’s game with Girona.
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Valverde makes four changes to the side that swept past PSV in midweek as he drafts in Vidal, Semedo, Lenglet and Arthur. Roberto, Coutinho, Rakitic and Umtiti, who was sent off in the Champions League victory, drop to the bench.