The Blaugrana team will play its second match in the Champions League with the return of Araújo, who rested against Sevilla on Friday.
FC Barcelona appears for the second time in Group H of the Champions League 2023/24 with the visit of Porto at the Do Dragao Stadium and will look for a victory that will bring it closer to its goal of qualifying for the Champions League, can come. the round of 16. final for the first time in three seasons.
The Blaugrana side arrive in Portugal after making their Champions League debut with a resounding 5-0 win over Antwerp in Montjuic, while their rival made their debut with a very impressive 2-1 win away at Shakhtar Donetsk.
GOAL discusses the likely line-ups for the match to be played next Wednesday, October 4 from 9 p.m.
Araújo, back
The main novelty in the Blaugrana squad during their expedition to Portugal is the presence of Ronald Araújo, who returns to the squad after being rested against Sevilla on Friday. For the Uruguayan, the match against the Portuguese will be his debut in this Champions League season, after he had to miss the match against Antwerp due to an injury.
Pepe misses it
Pepe’s presence was one of the main perks that the match in Do Dragao had for Barcelona, but ultimately the central defender will not be available, Sergio Conceicao confirmed at a press conference. The former Real Madrid player missed Porto’s last two matches due to calf edema and did not recover in time for the Champions League match.
Called up and XI of FC Barcelona
Below is the delegation that Xavi Hernández took to Portugal:
The Catalan coach has not yet confirmed the line-up for the match.
Called and XI of Porto
Sergio Conceicao has not made public the call-up or line-up for the match against Barcelona.
Source: Goal
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