The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana travel to the Spanish capital for their next The League game against Rayo Vallecano, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 22 players for Tuesday’s clash:
Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 26. Ander Astralaga
Defenders: 2. Pau Cubarsi, 3. Alejandro Balde, 5. Inigo Martinez, 23. Jules Kounde, 32. Hector Fort, 35. Gerard Martin, 36. Sergi Dominguez, 39. Andres Cuenca
Midfielders: 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 16. Fermín López, 17. Marc Casadó, 20. Dani Olmo, 28. Marc Bernal
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 18. Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine Yamal
The big news for this one is that Dani Olmo is finally cleared to play after his registration status was approved by The League early on Tuesday, which allows the new signing to make his debut for the club. As for the absences, there’s one more named added to the injury list as Eric García misses out with plantar fasciitis in his foot, and he’s expected to be another long-term injury absence along with Andreas Christensen (Achilles), Ronald Araujo (hamstring), Gavi (knee) and Frenkie de Jong (knee).
Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Ter Stegen Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Bernal, Casadó; Yamal, Fermín, Raphinha; Lewandowski
The match kicks off at 9.30pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Wednesday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
LONG LIVE THE BARÇA!
