Valverde confident with Vidal against Liverpool without Firmino
The confirmed starting line-ups are out for Barcelona-Liverpool ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg.
The confirmed starting line-ups are out for Barcelona-Liverpool ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg.
Valverde has gone for Vidal in midfield alongside Busquets and Rakitic, while the news from the Liverpool camp is that Firmino is replaced by Keita up front who has performed well over the last week or so, earning his place.
The full starting line-ups:
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Vidal; Messi, Suárez, Coutinho.
Liverpool: Alisson; Gómez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Mané, Salah.