One surprise Barca youngster who could start vs Espanyol plus lineup

Xavi could bet on Abde in Sunday's La Liga clash against Espanyol, as per Diario Sport.

This is due to Barca's lack of available forwards right now. Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembele, Sergio Aguero and Martin Braithwaite are all on the sidelines.

Here's what Barca's starting eleven with Abde could look like.

Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Araujo, Pique, Alba; Pedri, Busquets, De Jong; Gavi, Memphis, Abde.

19-year-old received his first-team chance under Sergi Barjuan in October. The left winger has accumulated just 20 minutes of play so far.

Abde joined Barcelona B from Hercules for €2m in August 2021.