Official: Barcelona squad list vs Benfica

Ronald Koeman will have to beware of the incredibly congested calendar European clubs have this summer and will have to act accordingly with his rather depleted squad. Leaving the league behind, Barcelona will travel to Portugal to take on Benfica in the Champions League.

The squad list for the flight includes Pedri, who is returning from an injury. While he was suspected to be out for a few more weeks, it seems the Spaniard has made yet another amazing recovery.

Ansu Fati returned after a nearly year long injury vs Levante, and has been included in the squad list again. Sergi Roberto also makes the cut in the list after missing two games in a row.

Riqui Puig got ample minutes on Sunday and has been called up again, unsurprisingly. Gavi and Nico also make the cut. Frenkie de Jong missed the game against Levante due to suspension but returns for the UCL.

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Jordi Alba, however, is still out from injury. He has not been given the medical green light yet, but it will not be surprising to see him return for the game against Atletico Madrid.

Full List: ter Stegen, Neto, Pena; Dest, Roberto, Mingueza, Araujo, Eric, Pique, Lenglet, Umtiti; Busquets, de Jong, Nico, Gavi, Puig, Pedri; Coutinho, Memphis, Luuk, Fati, Demir