Alaves vs. Barcelona: Dembele left out of squad once again
Stalemate over the Frenchman's contract situation has seen him dropped for the second game running
Ousmane Dembele has once again been left out of the Barcelona squad for Sunday's match against Alavés. Talks to renew his contract are still at a standstill and his situation within the team and the club remains delicate.
Meanwhile, Barça coach Xavi Hernandez is also without the injured Ansu Fati, Memphis Depay, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti and Eric García, nor the suspended Gavi, who saw red card Granada in the last league game.
Despite that, Xavi has stuck to his word and not called up Dembele for the match in Vitoria.
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However, Xavi will be able to count on Luuk De Jong, who returns to the squad after serving a suspension in the Copa del Rey against Athletic Club, and also Martin Braithwaite, who played his first minutes in the cup match after four months away from the playing field.
The squad list for the LaLiga match against Deportivo Alavés is as follows: Ter Stegen, Neto, Arnau Tenas, Dest, Piqué, Araujo, Busquets, Riqui Puig, Dani Alves, Braithwaite, Nico, Lenglet, Pedri, Luuk de Jong, Jordi Alba, Ferran Torres, Frenkie de Jong, Mingueza, Jutglà, Balde and Abde.
