The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana are back in Champions League action with a very tough match away at Galatasaray, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 22 players for Tuesday’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 Farinãs, 6. Gavi, 7. Fermín López, 8. Pedri, 16. Rodri, 20. Dani Olmo, 22. Marc Bernal
Forwards: 9. Gabriel Jesus, 10. Lamine Yamal, 14. Karim Adeyemi, 17. Anthony Gordon, 29. Hamza Abdelkarim
Barça will be without their captain and top scorer once again as Raphinha did not make the trip due to a minor muscle issue. Andreas Christensen (quad) and Roony Bargdhji (knee) are also ruled out through injury, while Frenkie de Jong (knee) is back in training but still awaiting his medical clearance.
Predicted starting XI (4-3-3):
Joan; Kounde, Cubarsí, Eric, Cancelo; Fermín, Rodri, Pedri; Yamal, Jesus, Gordon
The match kicks off at 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Wednesday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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