Jules Koundé ruled out of Barça-Alavés clash on Saturday
The French defender missed training again and Barça go into the match with five players unavailable, three of them defenders.
Jules Koundé will not be available for Barça against Alavés on Saturday (21:00, Movistar Plus). According to Mundo Deportivo, the French defender could not train with the group during the week and will not be ready in time. His absence adds to that of:
- Eric García
- Andreas Christensen
- Xavi Espart
- Dani Olmo
- Roony Bardghji
With so many absences, Flick turned again to Barça Atlètic: Guillem Víctor, a 19-year-old right-back, and Àlex Campos, an 18-year-old right-footed centre-back, trained again and have a chance of making the squad. Campos was already on the lists for the PSG and Real Madrid games. Ebrima Tunkara, 16, also trained with the first team again and could be the surprise pick.
Barça come into the game after Sunday's 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid. In the final training session, Raphinha took a knock after a collision with Fermín, but gave a thumbs-up and kept working.
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