Barcelona squad for the 2018 International Champions Cup

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Reigning La Liga and Copa del Ray winners Barcelona has announced their squad for the upcoming International Champions Cup.
Ernesto Valvedere will be looking to win the only trophy that has eluded Barcelona for a few years, the Uefa Champions League, in his second season in charge of the Catalan club.

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Valvedere will be without talisman Lionel Messi, centre-forward Luis Suarez and all the Barcelona players who advanced beyond the group stages of the World Cup while new signings Clement Lenglet and Arthur Melo while Malcolm who recently joined Barcelona will be left out. Valvedere has also decided to add 13 players from the Barcelona B team in a bid to experience to the youngsters.

Barcelona Squad

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Goalkeeper
Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Jasper Cilessen, Jokin Ezkiet
Defenders
Nelson Semedo, Lucas Digne, Alex Vidal, Clement Lenglet, Marlon Santos, Sergi Palencia, Marc Cucurella, Oscar Mingueza, Jorge Cuenca, Juan Miranda, Chumi
Midfielders
Denis Suarez, Sergio Roberto, Andre Gomes, Arthur Melo, Rafinha, Sergi Samper, Monchu, Alex Collado, Riqui Puig, Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla
Forwards
Paco Alcacer, Munir El Haddadi, Abel Ruiz, Carles Perez

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