Barcelona youngster Ilaix Moriba called up by Koeman for Granada

Barcelona youngster Ilaix Moriba called up by Koeman for Granada

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The teenage midfielder will travel with the first team for the La Liga games

Ronald Koeman has called up Ilaix Moriba for Barcelona's game against Granada in La Liga on Saturday.

Barça are looking to make it eight games unbeaten in the league and are also chasing their fourth successive win away from home in La Liga.

Ilaix, 17, has been called up following the departure of Carles Aleña on loan to Getafe until the end of the season.

The teenage midfielder trained with the first team in preseason and has been involved again over the last week.

Elsewhere, Clement Lenglet is suspended for picking up five yellow cards, while Piqué, Coutinho, Sergi Roberto and Ansu Fati are all still injured.

Squad: Ter Stegen, Dest, Araujo, Busquets, Griezmann, Pjanic, Braithwaite, Messi, Dembélé, Riqui Puig, Neto, Pedri, Trincao, Jordi Alba, Matheus Fernandes, De Jong, Umtiti, Junior, Iñaki Peña, Illaix Moriba, Mingueza and Konrad.

Injured: Piqué, Coutinho, Sergi Roberto and Ansu Fati.

Banned: Lenglet.

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