Photo By Javier Borrego/Europa Press via Getty Images Hansi Flick has called up 22 players for Saturday’s big game The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana are in Seville to face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey Final, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 22 players for Saturday’s El Clásico:Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 25.
Wojciech SzczesnyDefenders: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5.
Iñigo Martínez, 15. Andreas Christensen, 23. Jules Kounde, 24.
Eric García, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard MartínMidfielders: 6.
Gavi, 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 16.
Fermín López, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de JongForwards: 7.
Ferran Torres, 10. Ansu Fati, 11. Raphinha, 18.
Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine YamalThe big news for this one is that club captain Marc-André ter Stegen has been given the medical green light to return to a matchday squad for the first time in seven months after a long recovery from a serious knee injury. The goalkeeper is not expected to feature, but it’s awesome to see his name back in the squad regardless.
As for the absences, Alejandro Balde (hamstring), Robert Lewandowski (hamstring), Marc Casadó (knee) and Marc Bernal (knee) are all ruled out due to long-term injuries.Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Martín; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; FerranThe match kicks off at 10pm CET (Barcelona), 9pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Sunday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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