Due to still not fully recovered from injury, Ansu Fati will not attend the important match against Bayern Munich.

Fati has been out for a month because of a relapse of his injury

At dawn on December 9, Barca will have a trip to Bayern Munich in the last match of the Champions League group stage. In Group E, the Gray Lobster has officially won the ticket to continue as the top of the group, while Barca and Benfica will compete for 2nd place. Coach Xavi’s army is 2 points higher than Benfica, but loses the head-to-head record.

Therefore, in the last match, Barca was forced to beat Bayern Munich to be sure to enter the knockout round. In case Barca draw or lose to Bayern Munich, Benfica will win tickets to continue if they win Dinamo Kiev in the match at the same time.

In the previous statement, Xavi expressed confidence that he would beat Bayern Munich right at the Allianz Arena. However, Barca’s force is still seriously chipped. Attacking star Ansu Fati has not yet recovered from his injury and is certainly not attending the trip to Germany.

Ansu Fati has been sidelined since a 3-3 draw with Celta Vigo early last month. The Spain player has a muscle problem in his left leg and doesn’t want to risk a return soon. Absent Fati, Xavi summoned 17-year-old striker Ilias Akhomach instead.

In addition to Fati, Barca also does not have the service of a series of other stars such as Martin Braithwaite, Pedri, Sergi Roberto and Kun Aguero.

The full squad reads as follows::

Goalkeepers: Ter Stegen, Neto, Inaki Pena

Defenders: Dest, Pique, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba, Mingueza, Umtiti, Eric Garcia, Balde

Midfielders: Busquets, Puig, Coutinho, Frenkie de Jong, Nico

Forwards: Dembele, Memphis, Demir, Luuk de Jong, Gavi, Akhomach.