Barcelona have a lot to play for against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou and they will have to do without Arthur Melo. The Brazilian, who got worse as the Clasico went along, will not play against the Basque side because he missed Friday's training session.
The Brazilian has got problems in his ankle and he did not train in the Barca training complex. His absence was contrasted by the presence of Riqui Puig, who became part of Quique Setien's squad.
The injury once again calls the footballer's physical state into question. He has not suffered a serious injury at Barca, but he has not played regularly.
Arthur is with Doctor Cugat to try and get back from his injury as soon as possible, Barca said after the press conference on Friday.
With Sergi Roberto still injured, Quique Setien had to resort to the B team once again to complete the squad. Dembele and Luis Suarez are still out and Barcelona will have just 15 first team players for a key clash.
Barcelona's training session on Friday included a chat and a pep talk from Setien. 'AS' says that the aim was to calm the players down after all the recent events in the last few days.
The Barca squad is the following: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Piqué, Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Messi, Neto, Lenglet, Griezmann, Jordi Alba, Braithwaite, De Jong, Vidal, Umtiti, Junior Firpo, Riqui Puig, Collado and Ansu Fati.
March 6, 2020