US EditionBarcelona Handed Double Boost as Squad for Chelsea Showdown Revealed
Barcelona's squad includes Marcus Rashford and Raphinha returning from illness and injury, boosting attacking options for a crucial Champions League match, with key midfielders still sidelined.
- On Monday Hansi Flick named a 22-man squad that included Marcus Rashford and Barcelona declared him fully fit for Tuesday's trip to Stamford Bridge.
- Rashford resumed training in Catalonia on Sunday after flu, and Brazilian forward Raphinha returned off the bench at the weekend after two months out with a thigh injury.
- Squad availability is further shaped as left-back Alejandro Balde travelled despite a precautionary half-time substitution after a head knock, goalkeeper Joan Garcia started post-meniscus tear, and Frenkie de Jong returns from suspension while Marc-Andre ter Stegen remains absent.
- Reports say Barcelona could trigger an option to sign Rashford permanently for around �30million, reflecting his productive loan in Spain, nearly eight years after their last Champions League last-16 meeting.
- With Pedri still rehabbing and Gavi sidelined after knee surgery in September, reports note Raphinha faced setbacks but remains in contention for the Chelsea game soon.
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Marcus Rashford has enjoyed a new lease of life since leaving Manchester United this summer to join Barcelona on a season-long loan. The Englishman was deemed surplus to requirements by Ruben Amorim and initially joined Aston Villa on a temporary deal in January, before his move to the Camp Nou materialised in July. The Red Devils, meanwhile, invested heavily in their attack this summer, signing Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko. On…
Barcelona visits Chelsea in Stamford Bridge for the fifth day of the Champions League. The recovery of Yamal is not the only good news in the Barça, which on Saturday returned to the renewed Camp Nou, with the news of the already recovered Joan Garcia and Raphinha. The return of the archer coincided with the first goal to zero in the last 12 games, since September 21 against the Getafe (3-0) even before the injury that kept him away from the pla…
The alignment of Barcelona to be measured to Chelsea this Tuesday in Stamford Bridge on the occasion of the fifth day of the Champions League League Phase will have the novelty of Frenkie De Jong as a starter in the center of the field.The Dutchman returns after serving penalty in League and will be crucial to give balance to the Hansi Flick system in London.The alignment of Barcelona begins in the goal with the ownership of Joan García.The Cata…
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