Koeman calls up Ilaix and Matheus for Granada match

After the good sensations left against Athletic, Barcelona are now looking forward, and the next match is against Granada, next rival in La Liga and hurdle to keep up their 100% record in 2021.

Ilaix is the main new face in a squad of 22 to visit the Nuevo Los Cármenes. The young midfielder gets his first official call up for a first team match.

He was already in Koeman's squad for the pre-season match against Nástic de Tarragona on 12th September, but with the start of the season, his participation with the Barca B team was very frequent.

Someone else who has a chance to debut for Koeman's side in La Liga is Matheus Fernandes, who did get some game time in the Champions League against Dynamo Kyiv.

Here is the full list of 22 players named by Koeman:

Ter Stegen, Dest, Araujo, Busquets, Griezmann, Pjanic, Braithwaite, Messi, Dembélé, Riqui Puig, Neto, Pedri, Trincao, Jordi Alba, Matheus, De Jong, Umtiti, Junior, Iñaki Peña, Ilaix, Mingueza y Konrad.

 

January 8, 2021