What is Barcelona's Champions League squad?
Cameron Smith
- 14 Sept 2021 10:44 BST
- 3 min read
Barcelona are one of the biggest club sides in world football, but with the departure of Lionel Messi, and their financial troubles, little is expected of them in the Champions League.
Even with Messi, the Blaugrana haven't been able to win the competition since 2015, and their recent transfer fiasco's have set the club back massively.
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In 2013, Luuk de Jong was playing for Newcastle, while in 2017, Martin Braithwaite was plying his trade for Middlesbrough in the Championship. Fast forward to today, and they're both in Barcelona's Champions League squad. It's a remarkable turn of events, but it's a reality.
They are, however, perhaps unlikely to see much action, given Memphis Depay's early form, and Ansu Fati's return to fitness.
Barcelona have been drawn in a fairly competitive Group E, and will face: Bayern Munich, Benfica, and Dynao Kyiv. With Bayern in their group, Barca won't expect to top it, but progression into the last-16 will be demanded.
But, which players will Ronald Koeman have to call upon to accomplish this?
Barcelona's Champions League squad
Goalkeepers
| 1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen | 13. Neto |
| 26. Inaki Pena | 36. Arnau Tenas |
Defenders
| 2. Sergino Dest | 3. Gerard Pique |
| 4. Ronalo Araujo | 15. Clement Lenglet |
| 18. Jordi Alba | 22. Oscar Mingueza |
| 23. Samuel Umtiti | 24. Eric Garcia |
| 31. Alejandro Balde Martinez |
Midfielders
| 5. Sergio Busquets | 6. Ricard Puig |
| 14. Philippe Coutinho | 16. Pedri |
| 20. Sergi Roberto | 21. Frenkie de Jong |
| 28. Nicolas Gonzalez Iglesias | 30. Pablo Paez Gavira |
Attackers
| 7. Ousmane Dembele | 9. Memphis Depay |
| 10. Ansu Fati | 11. Yusuf Demir |
| 12. Martin Braithwaite | 17. Luuk de Jong |
| 19. Sergio Aguero |
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