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Leeds United’s Pontus Jansson sends message on Twitter ahead of Barnsley game

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Leeds United will face Barnsley in the Championship this weekend.

Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) and Pontus Jansson celebrate after the match

Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has taken to social networking site Twitter to send a message ahead of the game against Barnsley this weekend.

Garry Monk’s side will face Barnsley at home in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

The West Yorkshire outfit will head into the match at Elland Road on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Bristol City away from home at the Ashton Gate Stadium in the league.

Leeds will be aiming to return to winning ways on Saturday afternoon, and defender Jansson has urged his teammates and the fans to do their best.

Rajiv van La Parra of Huddersfield Town in action with Pontus Jansson of Leeds United

The 25-year-old Sweden international centre-back, who joined the Whites on a season-long loan deal from Italian club Torino in the summer transfer window, has posted the following message on Twitter ahead of the match:

Blackburn's Danny Graham in action with Leeds' Pontus Jansson

Leeds are 14th in the Championship table at the moment with 13 points from 10 matches.

The Whites are four points behind Bristol City, who are currently sixth in the standings and occupy the final playoff spot.

Barnsley are doing quite well in the Championship and currently find themselves 10th with 16 points.

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