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Barcelona name squad for Malaga clash

Barcelona travels to Málaga for a big La Liga game, and Ernesto Valverde has called up 18 players for Saturday’s matchup.

This is the full squad:

Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Jasper Cillessen

Defenders: 3. Gerard Piqué, 18. Jordi Alba, 19. Lucas Digne, 20. Sergi Roberto, 23. Samuel Umtiti, 25. Thomas Vermaelen

Midfielders: 4. Ivan Rakitic, 5. Sergio Busquets, 11. Philippe Coutinho, 15. Paulinho Bezerra, 21. André Gomes, 22. Aleix Vidal

Forwards: 9. Luis Suárez, 10. Lionel Messi, 11. Ousmane Dembélé, 17. Paco Alcácer

Valverde didn’t have a lot to choose from in this one thanks to the injuries to Nélson Semedo and Andrés Iniesta, as well as Denis Suarez. Yerry Mina is the only one left out per the choice of the manager, which is both weird and sad.

Predicted starting XI (4-4-2)

Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Umtiti, Alba; Dembélé, Rakitic, Busquets, Coutinho; Messi, Suárez

This post was last modified on December 14, 2018 10:04 am

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