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Barcelona's injury problems

Luis Enrique has been forced to improvise to combat a mounting injury list - one which already includes Iniesta, Piqué, Jordi Alba and Mathieu, and to which Arda Turan has been added. The Turkish midfielder has a heavily-brusied right foot - the result of an ugly kick from Espanyol's Martín Demichelis in last week's Catalunya Supercup. Aleix Vidal remains out with a niggling groin problem, not that he would have entered the list had he been fully fit...

Reserves given the nod

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Three players from the reserves have been drafted in to make up the numbers for tonight's game against Granada at Camp Nou: Brazilian centre-back Marlon - who has been handed the No.33 shirt, midfielder Carles Aleñá (No.28) and versatile, right-sided wingman Nili, who can double uop as a full-back or a winger.

Cillessen and Rafinha return

There was some good news for the coach today: Jasper Cillessen, is now over his ankle sprain injury and returns to the list in place of Jordi Masip and Rafinha has recovered from a bruised rib cage and is available again for selection.

Barcelona squad: Ter Stegen, Cillessen, Rakitic, Sergio, Denis Suárez, Suárez, Messi, Neymar, Rafinha, Mascherano, Paco Alcácer, Digne, Sergi Roberto , André Gomes, Umtiti, Aleñá, Nili and Marlon.

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