FC Barcelona were unable to get the full three points from their last La Liga match against Athletic Club and remained positioned third in the league rankings, one point below Girona and eight points behind Real Madrid.
Now, the Catalans will be looking to put things right by overtaking Girona and reducing their points deficit with Real Madrid by getting a victory in their upcoming match against Mallorca.
The Blaugranes have announced the squad that will represent the club in this match, and as both Frenkie de Jong and Pedri left the pitch with physical problems in their last match, neither of them has been named in this list. Similarly, Ronald Araujo is also suspended for this match, and is not a part of the squad.
To make up for the absence of these key players, Xavi will once again rely on several youngsters called up from the youth levels, including Mikayil Faye, Hector Fort, Unai Hernandez, Marc Casado, and Marc Guiu. The full squad announced by the club is as follows:
Official Barcelona Squad List:
Goalkeepers:
- 1: Marc Andre Ter Stegen
- 2: Inaki Pena Sotorres
- 3: Diego Kochen
Defenders:
- 1: Jules Kounde
- 2: Andreas Christensen
- 3: Joao Cancelo
- 4: Inigo Martinez
- 5: Pau Cubarsi
- 6: Hector Fort
- 7: Mikayil Faye
Midfielders:
- 1: Ilkay Gundogan
- 2: Fermin Lopez
- 3: Oriol Romeu
- 4: Sergi Roberto
- 5: Marc Casado
- 6: Unai Hernandez
Forwards:
- 1: Robert Lewandowski
- 2: Lamine Yamal
- 3: Raphinha
- 4: Joao Felix
- 5: Vitor Roque
- 6: Marc Guiu
Rested:
- None
Suspended:
- 1: Ronald Araujo
Injured:
- 1: Gavi
- 2: Alejandro Balde
- 3: Ferran Torres
- 4: Pedri
- 5: Frenkie de Jong