The squad list of players eligible for selection has been made public by manager Hansi Flick as FC Barcelona prepares to travel to Belgium for their next UEFA Champions League match against Club Brugge.
The Blaugrana, who have already lost a game (against PSG), will be aiming for a victory when they play the Belgian team on Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage. But they have to do it without a number of important players, including Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Joan Garcia, Raphinha, Pedri, and Gavi.
After leaving from training today and only returning to group sessions on Monday, Andreas Christensen is missing out once more. In the victory against Elche last weekend, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo returned from injury layoffs and are included in the team for the Champions League match. Additionally called up are youngsters Dro and Xavi Espart.
Marc Casado and Frenkie de Jong, who are both expected to start for Barcelona in midfield tomorrow, are just one yellow card away from a one-match suspension in the tournament.
Barcelona squad list to face Club Brugge
Hansi Flick has selected the following 21 players for Sunday’s pivotal Champions League match between the Blaugrana and Club Brugge in Belgium:
Goalkeepers: 31. Diego Kochen, 33. Eder Aller, and 25. Wojciech Szczesny
3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Pau CubarsÃ, and 18. Gerard François 42. Xavi Espart, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric Garcia
Midfielders: 16. FermÃn López, 17. Marc Casň, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong, 22. Marc Bernal, and 27. Droň
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 10. Lamine Yamal, 14. Marcus Rashford, and 28. Roony Bardghji
Flick can use the same 21 players who played against Elche over the weekend, but that’s not always good news. Joan Garcia (knee), Raphinha (hamstring), Pedri (hamstring), Marc-André ter Stegen (back), and Gavi (knee) are all injured and will miss this game, as is Andreas Christensen, who returned to the team for training on Monday following a minor calf injury.
