Barcelona are missing Sergi Roberto for tonight’s heavyweight Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich.
The 30-year-old has been a regular at right-back in recent weeks but he was stretchered off with a shoulder injury in the win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday and will not be available against the Bundesliga giants.
In his absence Hector Bellerin makes his first European start since his summer arrival from Arsenal.
Gavi limped off over the weekend and Barcelona boss Xavi insisted that it “seems to be nothing”, though he is on the bench tonight.
Pedri starts in midfield, with Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong and Franck Kessie also in the first XI. Marcos Alonso also comes in with Eric Garcia dropping to the bench.
Robert Lewandowski had seven shots in Barcelona’s defeat in Munich last month but could not find a way past Manuel Neuer - he’ll be desperate to get on the scoresheet at the Camp Nou, with Neuer out injured.
Ousmane Dembele scored and assisted another three goals last time out so starts here, with Raphinha on the bench.
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Bellerin, Kounde, Balde, Alonso, Busquets, Kessie, Pedri, De Jong, Dembele, Lewandowski
Subs: Pique, Ansu Fati, Ferran, Jordi Alba, Raphinha, Eric, Inaki Pena, Gavi, Pablo Torre, Arnau Tenas
Bayern Munich XI: Ulreich, Mazraoui, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry, Musiala, Mane, Choupo-Moting
Subs: Pavard, Coman, Sabitzer, Muller, Schenk, Gravenberch, Tel, Stanisic
