Ronald Koeman's likely starting Barca XI vs Cornella in Copa del Rey

Ronald Koeman's likely starting Barca XI vs Cornella in Copa del Rey

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The Dutch coach will play some youngsters in the cup clash across town

Ronald Koeman called up several young players for the Copa del Rey clash with Cornella, leaving out Jordi Alba and Frenkie de Jong.

Neto will likely get some game-time in goal, Minguez at right-back, Araujo in the middle and Junior Firpo on the left. The other defensive place could go to Samuel Umtiti.

In the middle of the pitch Koeman has few options. Pjanic is set to start along with potentially Riqui Puig and Ilaix Moriba. The B teamer would therefore be making his debut. The other variant would be Matheus, who has rarely featured so far, while both Busquets and Pedri are in the squad but could do with a break.

Upfront, Trincao and Braithwaite could start, while Koeman might want Griezmann to play to get some goals and keep up his scoring form.

Alex Collado and Konrad de la Fuente are other options, with Ousmane Dembele potentially an injury risk on the fake pitch that Cornella have installed.

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