The next Barcelona game is just around the corner! The Blaugrana are in Germany for a monster UEFA Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund, and Hansi Flick has named the following 23 players for Wednesday’s clash:

goalkeeper: 13. Iñaki Peña, 25. Wojciech Szczesny, 26. Ander Astralaga

defender: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric García, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard Martín

midfielder: 6. Gavi, 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 16. Fermín López, 17. Marc Casadó, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong

Forward: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 18. Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine Yamal

The big news in this game is the long-awaited return of Ronald Araujo, who will be called up to the squad for the first time this season after being out for almost six months with a hamstring injury. The Uruguayan is unlikely to feature in this game, but the fact that his name alone is on the list is welcome good news. As for the absences, Marc-André ter Stegen (knee), Ansu Fati (thigh), Andreas Christensen (Achilles tendon) and Marc Bernal (knee) are still out due to injury.

Expected starting eleven (4-2-3-1):

Pena; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Casadó, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski

The match starts at 9:00 PM CET/WAT (Barcelona and Nigeria), 8:00 PM GMT (UK), 3:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM PT (USA), 1:30 AM IST (India, Thursday ). You can join us to follow and comment on all the action.

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