Napoli vs. Barcelona: Xavi holding no one back for Europa League tie
The Barça coach named every player available in the squad to travel to Italy
Barcelona flew to Naples on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie against Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
Xavi Hernandez has named a full squad for the match, with Gerard Pique returning from suspension and Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia both fit.
However, Memphis Depay and Clement Lenglet are not yet match-ready. They join the injured trio of Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti and Ansu Fati on the sidelines. Dani Alves has not been registered for European competitions due to UEFA restrictions.
The full squad is: Ter Stegen, Dest, Piqué, Araujo, Busquets, Riqui Puig, Dembélé, Adama, Braithwaite, Neto, Luuk de Jong, Jordi Alba, Ferran, Frenkie de Jong, Mingueza, Eric, Aubameyang, Nico, Gavi and Arnau Tenas.
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Barça and Napoli drew 1-1 in the first leg at Camp Nou last Thursday. Any draw in Italy will see the game head to extra time as away goals no longer count in European competition. The sides are playing for a place in the last 16.
