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Official: Barcelona squad list to face Villarreal | La Liga

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3 years ago

26/08/2023

Michel Durant

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As Barcelona gear up to take on Villarreal in their third game of the 2023/24 season on Sunday, manager Xavi Hernandez has announced the list of players that will be making the trip to La Ceramica.

It is a list that features several young talents as Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Ander Astralaga, Diego Kochen, Marc Casado, and 16-year-old defensive prodigy Pau Cubarsi all make the cut.

Marcos Alonso makes the squad list for the first time this season as he was registered by the Blaugrana with La Liga on Friday night. However, Inaki Pena is absent as his registration is still pending.

Alejandro Balde is on the list too, with Xavi confirming earlier today that the left-back was not injured and had suffered a minor knock in training yesterday.

Pedri and Ronald Araujo are unavailable due to injuries while Inigo Martinez is also not on the list as he is still unregistered and in the final phase of his recovery. Raphinha misses out because of suspension.