Five from FC Barcelona face Belarus

Five from FC Barcelona face Belarus

Piqué, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Busquets and Pedro are in the Spain squad for Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier (8.45 PM CET)

There are five FC Barcelona players in the Spain squad for tonight’s game against Belarus. Piqué, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Busquets and Pedro are all in Huelva for the Euro 2016 qualifier that kicks off at 8.45 PM CET.

Spain have two wins and one defeat in their group so far, after losing 2-1 to Slovakia and beating Luxemburg 4-1 in the last international break. Piqué, Alba and Busquets started both games, while Bartra also featured in the latter. Spain and Ukraine are currently tied on six points, while Slovakia top the group with the maximum nine. Belarus are second bottom with just one point.

Bartra back in Huelva

This is Bartra’s second game at the Nuevo Colombino in four months after the defender also played in the first pre-season friendly on July 19 in the Andalusian city. Barça won 1-0 with a team that included none of the players that had only just finished at the World Cup.

On Tuesday 18, Spain have another game, a friendly in Vigo against world champions Germany.

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