Eight players return for the trip to Granada

After the Copa del Rey victory over Linares in midweek, La Liga returns with an away trip to Granada on Saturday as Barça look to maintain their good recent run. Kick off at the Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium is at 6.30pm CET on Saturday. 

Coach Xavi Hernández has named a 23 man squad for the game in Andalusia with eight players returning to the squad with regards to the squad that travelled to Linares on Wednesday in the cup. Dest, Memphis, Lenglet, L. De Jong, Umtiti, Gavi, Balde and Ez Abde are back in the squad with Dest and Memphis having recovered from injury and Luuk de Jong back after missing the game in the Copa del Rey due to suspension. 

The full list is as follows: Ter Stegen, Dest, Piqué, Sergio, Riqui Puig, O. Dembélé, Dani Alves, Memphis, Neto, Lenglet, L. De Jong, Jordi Alba, O. Mingueza, Umtiti, Eric, Iñaki Peña, Nico, Jutglà, Gavi, Balde, Ez Abde, Álvaro Sanz, I. Akhomach.

Still missing due to injury are Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Frenkie de Jong, Braithwaite and Ferran Torres.