Luis Enrique has named a centre-back pairing of Jeremy Mathieu and Samuel Umtiti as Barcelona travel to Eibar to take on José Luis Mendilibar's side at the Ipurua. Gerard Pique has been rested for the trip but is named on the bench alongisde the likes of Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez, who could not convince Enrique to start them despite the absence of Andres Iniesta.
ENTRENAMIENTO BARCELONAPique has been named on the bench for Barcelona's trip to Eibar Alejandro García (EFE)
Do Barça miss Iniesta?
He has also named Arda Turan as Andres Iniesta's replacement and he will join Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets in the Catalans three-man midfield. Barcelona have played 14 times without their midfield maestro and have won ten, drawn three and lost one of those games. The game they lost was against Manchester City (3-1) in the Champions League.
Neymar Suarez and Messi start up front as per usual and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen returns to goal after Jasper Cillessen played in Barça's Copa del Rey game against Real sociedad during the week.
FBL-EUR-C1-BARCELONA-TRAININGBarcelona's midfielder Andres Iniesta arrives for a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona LLUIS GENE (AFP)
Barcelona's confirmed XI
Ter Stegen, Alba, Mathieu, Umtiti, Sergi Roberto, Busquets, Arda Turan, Rakitic, Neymar, Suarez, Messi.
