Barcelona have named their first starting line-up of the post-Lionel Messi era, with Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite and Memphis Depay tasked with leading the new look front line in the match against Real Sociedad.
With the Blaugrana suffering from several injuries, this is far from their strongest XI and Neto is in for Marc-Andre ter Stegen, while Eric Garcia starts instead of the not fully fit Clement Lenglet.
Pedri, the Duracell Bunny, starts yet another much, just a week after playing in the Olympics' gold medal match.
The complete Barcelona line-up for this first game of the 2021/22 season is as follows: Neto; Sergino Dest, Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong; Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay.
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Messi after a month with Neymar and Ramos