Barcelona have released their squad list for La Liga game against Celta, with Messi, Suarez, Ter Stegen & Pique ALL RESTED before 2nd UCL leg vs Liverpool.
Coutinho & Dembele lead Barca squad as Puig, Pena, Collado, Wague get chance to play in La Liga.
Having wrapped up the LaLiga Santander title seven days earlier, Valverde is set to make European competition his main priority, with eight players who started the first leg against Liverpool set to stay in Barcelona over the weekend to rest ahead of Tuesday's return match.
The eight players who are staying in Barcelona are Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Leo Messi and Luis Suarez.
Barcelona squad vs Celta:
Semedo, Todibo, Coutinho, Arthur, Dembele, Cillessen, Malcom, Lenglet, Murillo, KP Boateng, Alena, Vidal, Umtiti, Vermaelen, Puig, Pena, Collado, Wague
NatsuDragneel
149
Good job Valverde, these key players all need rest for the second leg and it’s a perfect opportunity to give young players some game time. Well done for Valverde to rest 8 of our starters and the other 3 should get some rest too
juniornii22
119
this is where things will be difficult for lipool they have a match against Newcastle which they can't afford to loose so they will use their best 11 to play against Barca all of them will be tired therefore another beating this time may be one nil.
Peoabdems
93
Hey Reds!!! This is our chance to win the sec leg
Barcamessi2011
74
he should have rested lenglet and Vidal... I would prefer playing semedo in the second leg vs Liverpool over Sergio Roberto he is a gud player but this season semedo is better at right back ..Vidal has played every minute recently so he needs rest
dJules03
70
at least messi should be on the bench in case something goes wrong, but not even there I'm very not happy about this
zezaclrsty
64
LIVERPOOL give them a big lesson as the way ROMA did it, I beleive you can do it. Imagine the first leg was all yours but the goals came in a SATANIC way that's all. You are the winners that's a promise. YNWA finish those OLD players.
Abbas Salim
47
It's very wise for the couch to rest this key players and spefically Suarez who the manager wants to include in all games. And we hope Barcelona will finish the job at Anfield with even a better performance and announce their return to greatness and a football powerhouse again.
lobcdikmn
46
What is really wrong with this coach? You want to use Roberto and Rakiti again in Liverpool second leg match? Someone should advise him before he waste Messi efforts at Almfield.