The 23 for Munich

Xavi Hernández has named the 23 players that he’ll be taking with him to the game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday at 9.00pm CET, with Iñaki Peña and Ilias Akhomach coming in with respect to the side that faced Betis at the weekend, and Ez Abde missing out as he is not registered for the Champions League. 

The full squad reads as follows: Ter Stegen, Dest, Piqué, R. Araujo, Sergio, Riqui Puig, O. Dembélé, Memphis, Demir, Neto, Coutinho, Lenglet, L. De Jong, Jordi Alba, F. De Jong, O. Mingueza, Umtiti, Eric, Iñaki Peña, Nico, Gavi, Balde and I. Akhomach. 

Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Pedri, Kun Agüero and Sergi Roberto all miss out through injury. 

Penultimate session before flying

The squad worked out as normal early Monday evening at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.