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Official: Barcelona squad list vs Elche is out
FC Barcelona has announced the squad that will feature in the friendly against Elche today. The final game of the Joan Gamper trophy will be played at the Camp Nou.
❗Official — Squad list for the Joan Gamper Trophy game against Elche. pic.twitter.com/yXNg1KBrTr
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) September 19, 2020
Some key notes to take from the squad list:
– Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal are left out, as they are very close to a departure from the Catalan club.
– Ansu Fati has got the medical green light.
– Barça’s new signing Miralem Pjanic is included for the first time, and is expected to get his first minutes with the Catalan club.
– Barça B pearl Riqui Puig is left out, without any reason given.
The game will be played on 7:00 pm CET, live on Barça TV.
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It is finally El Clasico time and Ronald Koeman has welcomed his first game against Real Madrid with three changes in the official lineup from the team that faced Ferencvaros in midweek.
The first of these changes comes in at left-back, where Sergiño Dest has been replaced by Jordi Alba, who was given the medical green light after recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered against Sevilla. His compatriot Sergi Roberto has been benched on the opposite flank with Dest taking that role. Neto will pick up the gloves with Marc-Andre ter Stegen still out from injury.
Mainstays Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet will continue as the centre-back pairing in the heart of the defence. The former will be hoping to continue his series of top-notch performances against Real Madrid from previous seasons.
𝓔𝓵 𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓸 𝓛𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓾𝓹 pic.twitter.com/8tRIJ4i5cs
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 24, 2020
In the midfield, Frenkie de Jong will start his sixth game of the season, but his partner from last week, Miralem Pjanic will be replaced by Sergio Busquets, as was indicative when he came on in the final minutes of the Champions League game.
Philippe Coutinho is the designated started in the attacking midfield as the mediapunta, and will look to continue his impressive start to the season with another goal contribution against Madrid.
The last of the three changes in the official lineup comes in the form of the right-wing, and probably the most shocking one as well, where Pedri takes up the slot ahead of the likes of Fransisco Trincão, Ousmane Dembele, and Antoine Griezmann.
Ansu Fati starts the game on the opposite flank as the left-winger, and will pick up his Player of the Month award for September before kick-off. Lionel Messi will be the final piece in this team, playing as a false 9 in attack.
