Barcelona don announce dia 22-man squad for di final game of 2025/26 season against Valencia for Mestalla stadium. Di match go happen on Saturday night by 9pm CEST.
Hansi Flick go without Lamine Yamal, Fermín López and Jules Kounde. Di three players no dey fit for di game. But di good news be say Marcus Rashford, Frenkie de Jong and Ferran Torres don recover from minor injuries and dey ready to play.
Di full squad include: Cancelo, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Joan Garcia, Rashford, Christensen, M. Casadó, Gerard Martín, Roony, Olmo, F. De Jong, Bernal, Eric, Szczesny, Kochen, Cortés, Xavi Espart and Tommy.
Barcelona don already win di La Liga title, but dem still want to finish di season strong. A win go give dem 97 points, wey be di fourth highest tally for La Liga history.
Valencia get more to play for. Dem don escape relegation fight, but if dem beat Barcelona and Getafe plus Rayo Vallecano lose, dem fit qualify for UEFA Conference League.
Valencia dey face injury problems. José Luis Gayà, Renzo Saravia, José Copete and Dimitri Foulquie no train well dis week. Lucas Beltrán still out with knee injury, and Arnaut Danjuma only do partial training. Eray Cömert dey suspended after red card against Real Sociedad.
Because of all dis absences, coach Carlos Corberán go use midfielder Javi Guerra as striker alongside Hugo Duro. Guido Rodríguez go anchor midfield, while Unai Núñez and César Tárrega go try stop Barcelona attack.
For Barcelona side, Flick fit rest Pedri and Pau Cubarsí after long season. Ronald Araújo fit captain di team. Raphinha don dey left out of di squad because he no feel 100 percent. Flick say dem no want take any risk with am.
Di predicted lineup for Barcelona be: J. García; Araújo, E. García, Martín, Cancelo; De Jong, Bernal; Rashford, Olmo, Ferran Torres; Lewandowski. Dis fit be Robert Lewandowski final game for Barcelona.
Di match go show for United States on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV and ESPN App. For United Kingdom, e go show for Premier Sports Player and Premier Sports 2. Canada fans fit watch for TSN+, while Mexico go get Sky Sports Mexico and Sky+.
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