Barcelona’s next game is here! He blaugrana They play an important match in the Champions League phase against Slavia Prague, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Wednesday’s clash:
Goalkeepers: Joan García, Wojciech Szczesny, Diego Kochen
Defenders: Alejandro Balde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Jules Kounde, Eric García, Jofre Torrents
Midfielders: Pedri, Fermín López, Marc Casadó, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Tommy Marqués
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Roony Bardghji, Juan Hernández, Dani Rodríguez
The team news is quite busy for this case, but we start with the good news: Raphinha is back with the team after missing the weekend with a knock, and the Brazilian’s return is crucial for a Barça that will be without Lamine Yamal tonight due to suspension. João Cancelo is also unavailable as he cannot register in the Champions League squad until the knockout rounds. Marc-André ter Stegen remains at home while he finalizes his loan to Girona, and Ferran Torres misses out with a hamstring problem and joins Gavi (knee) and Andreas Christensen (knee) on the injured list. Phew.
Predicted starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Joan; Koundé, Cubarsí, Eric, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Raphinha, Fermin, Rashford; Lewandowski
The match starts at 9:00 pm CET/WAT (Barcelona and Nigeria), 8:00 pm GMT (UK), 3:00 pm ET, 12:00 pm PT (USA), 1:30 am IST (India, Thursday), and you can join us to follow and commentate on all the action.