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Suárez, Vidal and Umtiti are walking the suspension tightrope against Leganes

All three are included in the squad to face Leganes but a booking would see them miss the next match against Sevilla

Aquí tienes la prueba de que Luis Suárez esta en plena forma para el inicio de la Liga / | FCB
Àngels Fàbregues

FC Barcelona will face Leganes on Tuesday night with three players running the risk of picking up a one-match ban: Luis Suárez, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti.

All three were named in Quique Setien's squad for tonight's match but they must avoid being shown a yellow card or they will miss the upcoming fixture against Sevilla.

Only Vidal started in the first match back against Mallorca. He scored the opening goal of the contest but was later booked and now joins Suarez and Umtiti on the suspension tightrope.

Suarez came off the bench against Mallorca and could fulfil a similar role against Leganes to ensure he's available for Sevilla.

 

Umtiti was an unused substitute in the previous LaLiga fixture which saw youngster Ronald Araujo step in for the suspended Clement Lenglet. Setien has admitted that rotation will be necessary to deal with such a congested fixture list. He's expected to pick up his first minutes of the season against Leganes.