Barcelona are back in action! The _Blaugrana_ face Osasuna in a huge _La Liga_ game with a chance to go three points clear at the top of the table, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Thursday’s clash:
**Goalkeepers**: 13. Iñaki Peña, 25. Wojciech Szczesny, 31. Diego Kochen
**Defenders**: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric García, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard Martín, 38 Alexis Olmedo
**Midfielders**: 6. Gavi, 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 16. Fermin Lopez, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong
**Forwards**: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 10. Ansu Fati, 18. Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine Yamal
Barça get some very good news for this one as Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi are both fit after injury, while Ronald Araujo makes the squad too despite a long trip back from Uruguay. Marc Casado (knee) joins an injury list that includes Andreas Christensen (calf), Marc-André ter Stegen (knee) and Marc Bernal (knee), while Raphinha is rested due to his international commitments.
**Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1)**:
Szczesny; Kounde, Eric, Iñigo, Balde; Gavi, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Fermín; Ferran
The match kicks off at 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Friday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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