Pique and Dembele return to the list, injured Umtiti out

Barcelona have reported that Samuel Umtiti was out injured. He suffered an injury at the end of the training session this Tuesday. Bruising to the knee has caused him to miss out as a precaution. 

The other important absence, now known, is Sergi Roberto. The Barca player got injured in the match against Eibar and will be out for several weeks after suffering a ligament tear in his left knee. 

Who will be in Prague after missing out at the Ipurua will be Gerard Pique, who was suspended for the Eibar encounter. So Valverde will be able to field his star defence. Ousmane Dembele will also play as he has one game left to serve of his ban. 

Valverde, that said, will have to discard two players he has taken to Prague as 20 footballers have made the trip for the important Champions League game. 

The full list is the following: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Piqué, Rakitic, Busquets, Todibo, Arthur, Suárez, Messi, Dembélé, Neto, Lenglet, Wague, Griezmann, Jordi Alba, De Jong, Arturo Vidal, Junior, Iñaki Peña and Ansu Fati.

 

October 22, 2019