Real Madrid vs Barcelona: 4 factors to keep in mind

#4 Choosing between Dembele and Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho has started for Barca in their last few matches, but Ousmane Dembele might get a start tomorrow. Barca have almost always looked a better attacking side with Dembele in the playing eleven, and therefore, he might get a look-in ahead of Coutinho tomorrow.

Dembele can prove to be a handful for any defence in the world with his great touch and incisive runs, and played a crucial role in Barca’s turnaround in the second half against Sevilla. He has scored 13 goals in 32 matches for the Catalans and might look forward to troubling the Real Madrid defence tomorrow.

However, Barca are unlikely to start with both of them in the playing eleven, as it would mean leaving Arturo Vidal out of it. Therefore, one of them should start, and the other could come in as a substitute. On the basis of current form, maybe Dembele should get the nod ahead of Coutinho tomorrow.

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