Granada vs. Barça: Umtiti keeps place, Roberto and Trincao come in

Granada vs. Barça: Umtiti keeps place, Roberto and Trincao come in

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Koeman's picked a strong XI with a two-legged semifinal on the horizon

Barcelona are looking to book their place in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday when they face Granada at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (21.00).

With a trophy ever-closer, Ronald Koeman has named a strong team for the game, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen coming in for Neto, who had been the Copa keeper until now.

In defence, Sergi Roberto returns from injury to start at right-back, with Samuel Umtiti keeping his place alongside Ronald Araujo and Jordi Alba starting at left-back.

Koeman's picked what has emerged as his first choice midfield, with Sergio Busquets at the base and Frenkie de Jong and Pedri ahead of him.

In attack, there's just one change from the weekend, with Francisco Trincao coming in for Ousmane Dembele to partner Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.

Barça have so far beaten Cornella and Rayo Vallecano to make this stage. The tie will be played to a finish on Wednesday.

FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Araujo, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Pedri, Busquets, De Jong; Trincao, Messi & Griezmann.

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