Barcelona's squad vs Real Madrid for December 23 Clasico
Valverde published the list, which does not feature Deulofeu or Dembele
Ernesto Valverde published his Barcelona squad list for the Clasico on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu. The coach called up Jordi Alba who was a minor doubt, although he was not able to include Ousmane Dembele and Gerard Deulofeu who are trying to come back from injury.
The 18 man squad is: Ter Stegen, Cillessen, Semedo, Piqué, Rakitic, Busquets, Denis Suárez, Luis Suárez, Messi, Mascherano, Paulinho, Jordi Alba, Digne, Sergi Roberto, André Gomes, Aleix Vidal and Vermaelen.
Rafinha is also not on the list despite receiving medical clearance to play, while Arda Turan has been left out too.