The Dutchman also sat on the bench against Villarreal and Inter
Frenkie de Jong is not in the Barcelona side for Saturday's game against Alaves. He was one of the surprise omissions as Ernesto Valverde made a number of changes.
It's just the third time he has been rested. The first time was against Villarreal earlier in the campaign and the second time was for the dead rubber against Inter Milan in the Champions League.
While goalkeeper Marc Ter Stegen has played eveyr minute in La Liga, De Jong is second in the rankings to the Gemran. He has played 1,352 minutes in La Liga and 1,829 in total.
