FC Barcelona announce squad for Copa Del Rey quarterfinal second leg against Real Sociedad

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana welcome Real Sociedad to Camp Nou for the second leg of the Copa Del Rey quarterfinals, hoping to defend a one-goal lead and advance to the semifinals. Luis Enrique has called 18 players to be in uniform in this match.

This is the squad in full:

Goalkeepers: 13. Jasper Cillessen, 25. Jordi Masip

Defenders: 3. Gerard Piqué, 14. Javier Mascherano, 18. Jordi Alba, 19. Lucas Digne, 20. Sergi Roberto, 22. Aleix Vidal, 23. Samuel Umtiti, 24. Jérémy Mathieu

Midfielders: 4. Ivan Rakitic, 6. Denis Suarez, 7. Arda Turan, 21. André Gomes

Forwards: 9. Luis Suárez, 10. Lionel Messi, 11. Neymar Jr., 17. Paco Alcácer

Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta and Rafinha Alcântara are injured, and Marc-André ter Stegen gets a rest in Spanish Cup matches, so the only 18 players remaining in the squad will be in uniform.

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Projected starting lineup (4-3-3):

Cillessen

Vidal - Piqué - Mascherano - Digne

Rakitic - Gomes - Denis

Messi - Suárez - Neymar

The match starts on Thursday at 9:15pm CET / 8:15pm BST (UK) / 3:15pm ET, 12:15pm PT (US) / 1:45am IST (India, Friday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.

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