Barcelona travel to Sevilla on Sunday to play the first leg of the Supercopa de Espana at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, without defender Jordi Alba and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The German is staying in Catalonia to recover from the knee sprain suffered in training last Thursday, Jordi Masip taking his place in the squad.
Jordi Alba is not part of the team either after missing the Trofeu Joan Gamper due to intestinal problems, and not training over the course of the next few days because of sore muscles.
Although he managed to join his teammates for practice on Saturday, he hasn't played a single minute this pre-season and is short of preparation for such a demanding game.
Lucas Digne, one of the new summer signings, is emerging as Alba's replacement in Seville.
Sergio Samper and defender Douglas Pereira have been left our of the travelling party by Luis Enrique and Brazilians Neymar and Rafinha are still on Olympic duty.
The 18 players who make the final squad are as follows: Bravo, Masip, Pique, Mascherano, Umtiti, Digne, Mathieu, Aleix Vidal, Sergi Roberto, Andre Gomes, Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Denis Suarez, Arda, Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Messi and Munir.
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