Barça squad named for Eibar trip

Ernesto Valverde has called up 19 players for the league finale

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana play the final game of La Liga this season with a trip to Eibar, and Ernesto Valverde has called up the following 19 players for the game, with one of them cut from the final matchday squad:

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Goalkeepers: 13. Jasper Cillessen, 30. Iñaki Peña

Defenders: 2. Nélson Semedo, 3. Gerard Piqué, 6. Jean-Clair Todibo, 15. Clément Lenglet, 18. Jordi Alba, 23. Samuel Umtiti, 40. Moussa Wagué

Midfielders: 4. Ivan Rakitic, 5. Sergio Busquets, 20. Sergi Roberto, 21. Carles Aleñá, 22. Arturo Vidal, 28. Riqui Puig

Forwards: 10. Lionel Messi, 14. Malcom, 29. Abel Ruiz, 43. Carles Pérez

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There are plenty of absences for this one, so Valverde gave a few kids from Barça B a chance to play first team football. Missing out due to injury are Marc-André ter Stegen, Philippe Coutinho, Arthur, Luis Suárez, Ousmane Dembélé, Rafinha and Kevin-Prince Boateng, while Jeison Murillo and Thomas Vermaelen didn’t make the trip per the manager’s decision.

Predicted starting XI (4-3-3):

Cillessen; Semedo, Todibo, Umtiti, Alba; Aleñá, Rakitic, Puig; Malcom, Messi, Ruiz

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The match kicks off at 4.15pm CET (Barcelona), 3.15pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 10.15am ET, 7.15am PT (USA), 7.45pm IST (India), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.

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Source: barcablaugranes.com