Cornella against Barcelona Messi has been suspended
C.ornella and Barcelona will compete in the Round of 32 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening.
However, the Blaugrana are expected to continue in the one-off encounter Cornella‘s elimination of Atletico Madrid in the previous round along with Real Madrid‘s shock exit to Alcoyano will serve as a sufficient warning of what can happen when complacency strikes.
Ronald Koeman has made several changes to his usual starting lineup, most notably the inclusion of youngsters Ilaix Moriba.
Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati and Sergino Dest are still injured Leo Messi has been suspended.
Barcelona starts XI: Neto, Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Junior Firpo, Miralem Pjanic, Riqui Puig, Ilaix Moriba, Francisco Trincao, Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite.