BARCELONA HAVE NAMED Lionel Messi in their squad to play Celtic in Dublin this weekend.
The Argentine star wasn’t expected to be involved in Saturday’s International Champions Cup game at the Aviva Stadium (6pm) as he took a belated holiday after the Copa American Centenario final loss to Chile.
Now he joins fellow first-team players Luis Suarez, Arda Turan, Munir El Haddadi, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal, Jeremy Mathieu, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper, Cristian Tello and Martin Montoya on the 25-man panel for the friendly with the Scottish Premiership champions.
Celtic, who are involved in a two-legged Champions League third qualifying round tie against Astana either side of the game, have named a strong squad, which includes Irish defender Eoghan O’Connell and new signing Moussa Dembele — although Kolo Toure does not make it after joining yesterday.
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The press release adds that both squads are subject to change due to injuries, however.
Goalkeepers: Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez, Josep Martinez
Defenders: Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal, Jeremy Mathieu, Martin Montoya, Borja Lopez, Marlon, Nili, Jose Antonio Martinez
Midfielders: Arda Turan, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper, Gerard Gumbau, Alex Carbonell, Carles Alena, Jesus Alfaro, Juan Camara
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristian Tello, Rafa Mujica, Munir
Celtic squad
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, Logan Bailly, Leo Fasan
Defenders: Emilio Izaguirre, Efe Ambrose, Jozo Simunovic, Dedryck Boyata, Saidy Janko, Eoghan O’Connell, Erik Sviatchenko, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney
Midfielders: Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Kris Commons, Gary Mackay-Steven, Ryan Christie, Tom Logic, Scott Allan, Kristoffer Ajer, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Liam Henderson, Stefan Johansen
Forwards: Leigh Griffiths, Nadir Ciftci, Patrick Roberts, Moussa Dembele
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Messi named in Barcelona squad for Aviva Stadium meeting with Celtic
BARCELONA HAVE NAMED Lionel Messi in their squad to play Celtic in Dublin this weekend.
The Argentine star wasn’t expected to be involved in Saturday’s International Champions Cup game at the Aviva Stadium (6pm) as he took a belated holiday after the Copa American Centenario final loss to Chile.
However, news emerged yesterday that the 29-year-old had cut that break short in order to link up with his team-mates at their training camp at St George’s Park in England.
Now he joins fellow first-team players Luis Suarez, Arda Turan, Munir El Haddadi, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal, Jeremy Mathieu, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper, Cristian Tello and Martin Montoya on the 25-man panel for the friendly with the Scottish Premiership champions.
Celtic, who are involved in a two-legged Champions League third qualifying round tie against Astana either side of the game, have named a strong squad, which includes Irish defender Eoghan O’Connell and new signing Moussa Dembele — although Kolo Toure does not make it after joining yesterday.
The press release adds that both squads are subject to change due to injuries, however.
Tickets for the game started at €40 and €15 for children, but the only ones that remain on Ticketmaster are priced at a whopping €80.
Barcelona squad
Goalkeepers: Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez, Josep Martinez
Defenders: Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal, Jeremy Mathieu, Martin Montoya, Borja Lopez, Marlon, Nili, Jose Antonio Martinez
Midfielders: Arda Turan, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper, Gerard Gumbau, Alex Carbonell, Carles Alena, Jesus Alfaro, Juan Camara
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristian Tello, Rafa Mujica, Munir
Celtic squad
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, Logan Bailly, Leo Fasan
Defenders: Emilio Izaguirre, Efe Ambrose, Jozo Simunovic, Dedryck Boyata, Saidy Janko, Eoghan O’Connell, Erik Sviatchenko, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney
Midfielders: Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Kris Commons, Gary Mackay-Steven, Ryan Christie, Tom Logic, Scott Allan, Kristoffer Ajer, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Liam Henderson, Stefan Johansen
Forwards: Leigh Griffiths, Nadir Ciftci, Patrick Roberts, Moussa Dembele
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