BARCELONA have managed to put their eventful transfer window behind them as they have won their opening two La Liga games this season.
But Ernesto Valverde’s men will be tested against city rivals Espanyol at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening.
Ousmane Dembele could be handed his debut following his sensational move from Borussia Dortmund to replace Neymar.
Speaking on his new signing, Valverde said: “Dembele has been getting better every day, [but] he is a very young 20-year-old kid.
“We all know how an important signing it was in the media.
“It is not he was not quite on the ball (during his first sessions with us), but he needed some time to adapt to the circumstances, to know his team-mates and understand the way we play.”
Although Espanyol boss Quique Sanchez Flores is hopeful his side can unsettle Barca.
He said: "We want to do something important for our people and we hope to do our best because it will be demanding.
"Barcelona will put us in difficulties and whoever plays we will find rivals of a high level.
"However, we will try to make them feel uncomfortable, and we have to develop our idea as well as possible."
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