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Alfred Schreuder, Ronald Koeman's assistant, said that "De Jong has a knock" which is the reason he is not starting for Barcelona against Valencia. Philippe Coutinho is included in his place in the XI, which otherwise is the same as the team that beat Real Sociedad. They hope that De Jong will be fit to start on Tuesday against Real Valladolid.
The Blaugrana assistant manager is expecting a different game to the La Real clash. "They are a team that will give us other things (to deal with). They have good transitions and get back in well (defensively), they have one of the best defences in La Liga."
On Coutinho he added: "He has good mobility with the ball and can unbalance teams."