Ousmane Dembele to return to Barça squad against Eibar on Tuesday

Ousmane Dembele to return to Barça squad against Eibar on Tuesday

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The French winger has recovered from a hamstring problem and is fit again

FC Barcelona trained on Monday ahead of Tuesday's game against Eibar with Ousmane Dembele once again part of the session.

The France forward is expected to be given the green light to return to competitive action soon and coach Ronald Koeman said he's planning on naming him in the squad for the Eibar match at Camp Nou.

However, Lionel Messi was once again absent with an ankle problem, while Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto are all out with injury problems, too.

Five unbeaten

As well as the injured players, Barça will also be without Jordi Alba against Eibar as they look to make it five games unbeaten in La Liga.

The Spain left-back is suspended for the fixture after picking up his fifth booking of the season in the 3-0 win over Real Valladolid.

With Messi missing, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho will be hopeful of returning to the side after being left on the bench last week.

Koeman will announce his squad for the game after Tuesday morning's training session, which is scheduled for 10.15am CET.

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