The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana return to La Liga action with a huge game away to Real Betis at La Cartuja, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Saturday’s clash:
Goalkeepers: 1. Joan Garcia, 13. Wojciech Szczesny, 25. Dominik Livakovic
Defenders: 2. João Cancelo, 3. Alejandro Balde, 5. Pau Cubarsí, 12. Xavi Espart, 18. Gerard Martín, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric Garcia
Midfielders: 4. Brian Fariñas, 6. Gavi, 7. Fermín López, 8. Pedri, 16. Rodri, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong, 22. Marc Bernal
Forwards: 9. Gabriel Jesus, 10. Lamine Yamal, 11. Raphinha, 14. Karim Adeyemi, 17. Anthony Gordon
The big news for this one is the return of two of Barça’s best players as captain Raphinha returns after missing the last two games with a minor muscle issue and Frenkie de Jong is given the medical green light after recovering from a knee injury suffered at the World Cup. Andreas Christensen (quad) and Roony Bardghji (knee) miss out through injury, while Hamza Abdelkarim is left out per the manager’s choice.
Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Joan; Kounde, Cubarsí, Martín, Espart; Gavi, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Adeyemi; Jesus
The match kicks off at 6.30pm CET (Barcelona), 5.30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 12.30pm ET, 9.30am PT (USA), 10pm IST (India), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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