Barcelona - Athletic teams: Messi, Neymar start, Suarez on bench

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The teams have been named for this afternoon’s LaLiga match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou.

The big news for Barça is that Luis Suarez sits on the bench, presumably rested with one eye on the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. His MSN strike partners Lionel Messi and Neymar do start however.

Meanwhile, Athletic Club’s Williams is back in the starting lineup after time out injured and Yeray makes an emotional return to the side following his testicular cancer scare. 

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao: confirmed lineups

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Piqué, Arda, Messi, Neymar Jr, Rafinha, Alcácer, A.Gomes, A.Vidal, Umtiti , Mathieu

Athletic XI: Iraizoz, De Marcos, Balenziaga, Laporte, Yeray, San José, Iturraspe, Raúl García, Muniain, Williams, Lekue