Hansi Flick has named a 24-player squad for Barcelona’s La Liga match against Valencia on Sunday. New signing Gabriel Jesus has been included and is expected to make his debut, while Gavi returns from a knee injury. Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji are sidelined with knee injuries.
The squad list includes goalkeepers Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny, and Dominik Livakovic. Defenders named are João Cancelo, Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsí, Xavi Espart, Andreas Christensen, Gerard Martín, Jules Kounde, and Eric Garcia. Midfielders consist of Brian Fariñas, Gavi, Fermín López, Pedri, Rodri, Dani Olmo, and Marc Bernal. Forwards selected are Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Karim Adeyemi, Anthony Gordon, and Hamza Abdelkarim.
Flick will select 23 players from the 24-man squad for the final matchday roster. Lamine Yamal is a doubt due to a knock. A predicted starting XI is Joan; Eric, Cubarsí, Martín, Espart; Fermín, Rodri, Pedri; Adeyemi, Raphinha, Gordon.
The match kicks off at 4.15pm CET (Barcelona), 3.15pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 10.15am ET, 7.15am PT (USA), and 7.45pm IST (India).
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