Barcelona will play today a friendly match in Cartagena (7 pm / Barça TV) against the local team.
The reason for the meeting is purely supportive as the Catalans will dispute the clash to raise funds in favor of those affected by the weather disasters caused by the DANA. The entire area of the Mar Menor was devastated and flooded by the cold drop in the middle of last September, with several fatalities as a more tragic consequence.
Ernesto Valverde yesterday gave his list of summoned to travel to Cartagena and it included all available players of the first team. Among the injured and those who are concentrated with their selections, only six players of the first team will be in the Cartagonova today. Net, Piqué, Dembélé. Aleñá, Sergi Roberto and Junior are the ones who will accompany sixteen Barça B players.
Ratikic travelled with his selection to be examined by doctors. Yesterday, after doing specific work, FC Barcelona issued a medical statement announcing that it would be low for today's match because of some discomfort in the Achilles heel of his left foot. Its evolution will mark when it can return to work normally, although it is expected that these two weeks of unemployment will come in handy to get ready again.
Nor will Umtiti, although in this case, it seems that it is by technical decision because there was no part of the injury.