FC Barcelona announce squad for Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG
The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana decide their European fate in the second leg of their quarter-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain, and Xavi Hernández has called up the following 23 players for Tuesday’s big game:
Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 26. Ander Astralaga
Defenders: 2. João Cancelo, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 17. Marcos Alonso, 23. Jules Kounde, 33. Pau Cubarsí, 39. Héctor Fort
Midfielders: 8. Pedri, 18. Oriol Romeu, 21. Frenkie de Jong, 22. Ilkay Gündogan, 30. Marc Casadó, 32. Fermín López
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 14. João Félix, 19. Vitor Roque, 27. Lamine Yamal, 38. Marc Guiu
There are no surprises on the list as Barça are at full-strength except for four players in the suspended Sergi Roberto and Andreas Christensen and the injured Alejandro Balde (hamstring) and Gavi (knee). João Cancelo, Iñigo Martínez and Robert Lewandowski all return after serving a suspension in La Liga at the weekend.
Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Cancelo; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Gündogan, Raphinha; Lewandowski
The match kicks off at 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Wednesday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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