Portugal internationals João Cancelo and João Félix were included this Monday in the Spanish squad from Barcelona to visit Porto on Wednesday in the second round of the Champions League.
Signed on the final day of the summer transfer window, the right-back and striker are part of a group of 20 players called up by coach Javi Hernandez, who is preparing to play his 100th game in charge of the cules, in which he stood out as a midfielder and captain, winning the club’s major competition four times Europe.
Midfielders Pedri and Frenkie de Jong, as well as striker Rafinha, who represented Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting in the Portuguese I League, left due to injury.
After a rest day on Sunday, the Spanish champions returned to work today and travel to Portugal on Tuesday morning, when they will also undergo preparations to adapt to the field when they face the Blaugrana. . .
Porto will face Barcelona, both with three points, on Wednesday starting at 20:00 at the Estadio Dragao in Porto, in a Champions League Group H second round clash that will be refereed by Englishman Anthony Taylor a few hours after how the Belgians played at home against the Ukrainian Shakhtar in Antwerp.
List of 20 inductees:
– Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Iñaki Pena and Ander Astralag.
– Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Inigo Martinez, Alejandro Balde and Marcos Alonso.
– Midfielders: Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Gavi, Ilkay Gundogan, Fermin Lopez and Marc Casado. – Forwards: Joao Felix, Lamin Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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