On the eve of the first Catalan derby of the 2018/19 season, in which Barça are hosting Girona at Camp Nou on Sunday night at 8.45pm CEST, Barça manager Ernesto Valverde released his 18-man squad list for the duel.
Here are the players called to dress:
1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 2. Nélson Semedo, 3. Gerard Piqué, 4. Ivan Rakitic, 5. Sergio Busquets, 6. Denis Suárez, 7. Philippe Coutinho, 8. Arthur Melo, 9. Luis Suárez, 10. Leo Messi, 11. Ousmane Dembélé, 13. Jasper Cillessen, 15. Clément Lenglet, 18. Jordi Alba, 19. Munir El Haddadi, 20. Sergi Roberto, 22. Arturo Vidal, 23. Samuel Umtiti
Rafinha, Sergi Samper, Thomas Vermaelen, and Carles Aleñá — as well as the injured Malcom — have all been left out due to coach’s decision.
Final workout on Saturday evening
All available first-team players took part on a beautiful evening at the Ciutat Esportiva in Sant Joan Despí. Barça B’s Jokin Ezkieta joined in as well.
