Barça coach Valverde takes Luis Suarez to Las Palmas
Valverde's decided to call up the Uruguayan despite the risk
Suarez is one booking away from missing the Atletico game
Ernesto Valverde has revealed his 18 man squad for the game with Las Palmas on Thursday, with Luis Suarez, one booking away from a ban, finally included.
After speaking to the press on Wednesday and then training, Valverde named a squad which included Paco Alcacer and Andre Gomes, who come in for the suspended Jordi Alba and the injured Nelson Semedo.
The full squad is: Ter Stegen, Cillessen, Piqué, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Luis Suárez, Messi, Dembélé, Coutinho, Paulinho, Paco Alcácer, Digne, Sergi Roberto, André Gomes, Aleix Vidal, Umtiti and Vermaelen.
Therefore, Valverde hasn't left Suarez in Barcelona, although it's likely he starts the game on the bench as a booking would lead to a suspension for Sunday's league game against Atletico Madrid.
The other two players to have been left out are Denis Suarez and Yerry Mina, for technical reasons.
Barça's lead at the cut has been temporarily cut to four points after Atletico beat Leganes 4-0 on Wednesday, with Antoine Griezmann scoring all four goals.
Topics with the letter
