Barca to travel to Lisbon with 'signing' and a half

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Dembélé will travel to Lisbon. AFP

Ousmane Dembélé will be with the Barcelona team in Portugal, although it's not known if he will make it in time to play against Bayern. A Martin Braithwaite will also travel who might even play the match.

Barcelona, in sheep's clothing in the match against Bayern, will have a 'signing' and a half in the trip to the final eight in Lisbon.

To begin with, a recovered and very improved Ousmane Dembélé will travel, despite neither the club nor Setién confirming if he is going to play or not.

The Frenchman has been through hell since his operation on 12th February. And, despite the fact that it was thought to be going faster than expected, the reality is that his recovery has been the slowest among the expected options.

On Wednesday it is six months since he underwent surgery in Finland, and despite the improvement, there's no guarantee that he will play against Bayern. If Barca have played without him so far, they could manage a few more games. The last thing that is in his and his club's interest is a relapse that could be permanent.

Who will travel to Portugal with his immediate future in the air is Martin Braithwaite. The Dane has sat the corresponding tests and has continued working as if he could play.

At first, he couldn't do so, but if Barca were to have last-minute positives, UEFA gave the go-ahead for clubs to use unregistered players. A surprising measure that 'AS' revealed and that, nonetheless, is far away from crystalising for Barca.

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