Kounde and Balde in the squad for Atlético Madrid v Barça
Some great news as the league returns after the international break. Hansi Flick can now count on two of his most used players for the first of a triple-header against Atlético Madrid; his regular starting fullbacks in Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde.
Both picked up an injury in the Copa del Rey return leg against the mattress-makers, and they have now been passed fit after a month on the sidelines, forming part of the blaugrana squad for the LaLiga matchday 30 fixture at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium. Unfortunately Raphinha won't be with them after getting injured while away with Brazil, while Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen are also still unavailable.
The full squad is as follows: Joao Cancelo, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Joan Garcia, Rashford, Fermín, Casadó, Gerard Martín, Roony, Olmo, Bernal, Kounde, Eric, Szczesny, Eder Aller, Xavi Espart and Tommy.