Official: Barcelona announces squad for the game against Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona is preparing for the duel against Bayern Munich on matchday three of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League league phase. The Catalan giants will host Bayern in front of their home fans at the Montjuïc Stadium on Wednesday evening.

With just three points from their first two games, both teams will be looking to secure a win and improve their standings. Adding to the fierce and historic rivalry between these two European giants, the presence of Hansi Flick in the Barcelona dugout will add even more excitement to this already exciting clash.

Bayern Munich has already announced their squad for this game and their team has already arrived in the city of Barcelona. Bayern will miss the services of Hiroki Ito, Josip Stanisic, Sacha Boey and Aleksandar Pavlović. However, Jamal recovered from his injury and was included in the squad.

Now FC Barcelona has also officially released the squad list for this game, which does not feature any significant changes apart from the expected absence of Eric Garcia. He is suffering from muscle problems and an adductor strain in his right leg, which he sustained during the warm-up for the game against Sevilla.

Similar to Bayern, the Catalans will also be missing several key players who are still recovering from injuries. In addition to Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Marc-André ter Stegen, Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen and Marc Bernal will also be missing from this duel.

The full squad announced by Barcelona is as follows:

goalkeeper:

• 1: Inaki Pena Sotorres

• 2: Wojciech Szczesny

• 3: Diego Cooking

Defender:

• 1: Jules Kounde

• 2: Pau Cubarsi

• 3: Alejandro Balde

• 4: Inigo Martinez

• 5: Hector Fort

• 6: Gerard Martin

• 7: Sergi Dominguez

Midfielder:

• 1: Pedri

• 2: Gavi

• 3: Dani Olmo

• 4: Marc Casado

• 5: Fermin Lopez

• 6: Frenkie de Jong

• 7: Pablo Torre

Forward:

• 1: Robert Lewandowski

• 2: Lamine Yamal

• 3: Raphinha

• 5: Ansu Fati

• 6: Pau Victor

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