Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid: Koeman confirms squad for top of table battle
Braithwaite's been cleared to return to action with just Ansu and Coutinho injured
After training on Friday, Ronald Koeman named a 23-man squad for Barcelona's La Liga game against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.
Martin Braithwaite returns following an injury, with Philippe Coutinho and ansu Fati the only players still missing with fitness problems.
Once again, B team players Ilaix, Mingueza and Arnau Tenas make the squad, although the former two are now givens with the first team.
Barça must win the game to keep their title hopes alive. They're two points behind leaders Atletico, level on points with Real Madrid.
If Barça win their final four games and Madrid drop points once, they will win the league. If Barça and Madrid win out from here, Madrid will win the league courtesy of their superior head-to-head record between the two teams.
Barça squad: Ter Stegen, Dest, Piqué, Araujo, Busquets, Griezmann, Pjanic, Braithwaite, Messi, Dembélé, Riqui Puig, Neto, Lenglet, Pedri, Trincao, Jordi Alba, Matheus, Sergi Roberto, De Jong, Umtiti, Junior, Ilaix, Mingueza and Arnau Tenas.
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