Barcelona relying on the the "new trident" against Alaves in final
Suarez's absence will see Alcacer join Messi and Neymar in attack
Mascherano is most likely to replace Sergi Roberto at right-back
The Gala XI has not been a constant for Luis Enrique this season because of constant rotations, let alone the obligatory changes for injury or suspension, for example like against Malaga in La Liga where even though Pique and Rakitic were suspended the team suffered various changes.
Tonight will be no different because the coach will stick with his ideas. There are important absences. Sergi Roberto will not play because of suspension (and injury), just like Luis Suarez.
With Sergi Roberto out, Javier Mascherano will surely start at right-back after recovering from injury, although Luis Enrique has played Andre Gomes there on a couple of occasions, including last weekend against Eibar.
In attack there will be a practically unused trident in the Copa. Messi, Neymar and Paco Alcacer, who have just played the last two minutes of the game at Athletic Bilbao together in this tournament.
Alcacer, meanwhile, played in both legs against Hercules, scoring his first official Barcelona game in the second leg. He scored the fifth of seven.
In the middle of the pitch there are not too many doubts, with Busquets set to be united with Iniesta and Rakitic.
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