FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - International Friendly - Spain v Costa Rica - Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain - November 11, 2017 Spain’s Gerard Pique before the match REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga leaders Barcelona will be short of options in defence for next Sunday's top-of-the-table clash with Valencia after Gerard Pique was suspended for the game by picking up a fifth booking of the season against Leganes on Saturday.
Pique's absence comes after Argentina international Javier Mascherano was ruled out for a month with a muscle injury, leaving coach Ernesto Valverde with only two defenders for the crucial trip to the Mestalla in Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen.
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