Barcelona have announced a squad of 22 players for their Europa League home game against Manchester United.
Players available for selection by head coach Xavi at the Nou Camp this Thursday evening (kick-off 02:45pm) include veteran goalscorer Robert Lewandowski and two former Chelsea stars in left-back Marcos Alonso and centre-back Andreas Christensen, whose photo adorns the official tweet below.
Other former Premier League names in the squad include Brazilian winger Raphinha, who was signed from Leeds United last summer, and young forward Ferran Torres, who spent the 2020/21 season with Manchester City before moving to Barcelona in next winter transfer. the window.
As previously expected, key midfielders Sergio Busquets and Ousmane Dembele are both missing from Barcelona's roster.
Busquets, who has spent his entire career with Barcelona and played against United in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals, will be ruled out with an ankle injury picked up after just eight minutes of the 3-0 home win over Sevilla earlier this month. In that game, his place was taken by Franck Kessie, an international player from Ivory Coast who was signed from AC Milan last summer.
Meanwhile, France international Dembele has been sidelined since picking up a thigh problem during Barcelona's 1-0 away win over Girona on January 28.
THE COMPLETE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Arnau Tenas, Inaki Pena
Defenders: Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde
Wings: Pedri, Franck Kessie, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie De Jong, Marc Casado, Gavi, Pablo Torre
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Angel Alarcon.
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