The squad for Newcastle
Hansi Flick names the players travelling to Tyneside for Thursday's 9pm CEST kick-off
The Champions League 2025/26 opens for FC Barcelona at St James' Park, Newcastle, this Thursday at 9pm CEST.
The team is flying north on Wednesday in time to train at the ground and for the coach and one player to give official media conferences.
None of Ter Stegen, Lamine Yamal, Balde or Gavi are available for this one but there is good news with the return to fitness of Frenkie de Jong.
The full squad is as follows: Araujo, Cubarsí, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Joan García, Rashford, Christensen, Fermín, M. Casado, Gerard Martin, Olmo, De Jong, Bernal, Kounde, Eric, Szczesny, Jofre, Roony, A. Fernandez and Kochen.