team players rested as Luis Enrique makes wholesale
changes to his Barcelona squad.
Luis Enrique has left Luis Suarez and Neymar out of his 16-man
Barcelona squad for the Copa del Rey clash with Villanovense.
The Catalan side travel to Extremadura to face the Segunda B
club on Wendesday without the Uruguayan and Brazilian
forwards – as well as the injured Lionel Messi.
However, the coach admitted he had hoped he would be able to
leave out more first-team players.
"I would have liked to rest more players and not have to travel,
but the standard is good and tomorrow you will see the 11," Luis
Enrique said on Tuesday.
Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique and Claudio
Bravo will also stay at home, while Andres Iniesta has not yet
fully recovered from a hamstring injury and is not included.
"Nothing strange has happened with Iniesta," Luis Enrique
added. "We are not going to risk him. When players are in
perfect condition this is when we feel they are available.
"When Andres says he feels 100 per cent is when he will be
incorporated into the squad."
The Spaniard has included four Barcelona B players in his group
for the fixture, with Gerard Gumbau, Sergi Samper, Aitor
Cantalapiedra and Wilfrid Kaptoum all travelling.
"As much as I want to give possibilities for the B team, only four
players can play," he said.
"There must always be seven first-team players on the pitch."
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