Marcus Rashford will have to wait at least a little longer to make his Barcelona debut after he was named on the bench for their LaLiga opener at Mallorca.
After a frustrating saga, Barcelona were able to register Rashford in time for Saturday’s fixture following his loan move from Manchester United.
But the England international will not be involved from the start, with Barcelona sticking with their star-studded forward line.
101GreatGoals has the full team news from Son Moix.
Mallorca team news
Mallorca give a full debut to Pablo Torre following his summer move from Barcelona.
Mateo Joseph, on loan from Leeds United, is named on the bench, while midfielder Samu Costa misses out through injury.
Mallorca: Roman; Morey, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica; Morlanes, Sanchez; Asano, Torre, Darder; Muriqi.
Substitutes: Lato, Mascarell, Prats, Rodriguez, Joseph, Llabres, Salhi, Lopez, Salas, Luna, Domenech, Bergstrom.
Barcelona team news
Joan Garcia makes his official debut for Barcelona, the goalkeeper also registered in time for the season following his move from Espanyol.
Otherwise, Hansi Flick’s starting XI has a very familiar look, the main absentee Robert Lewandowski, the Poland striker out with a muscle injury that reportedly could keep him sidelined until September.
Ferran Torres leads the line with Lewandowski out, though much of Barcelona’s threat will come from superstar wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
Barcelona: Joan Garcia; Balde, Cubarsi, Araujo, Eric Garcia; Fermin, Pedri, De Jong; Raphinha, Yamal, Ferran.
Substitutes: Casado, Christensen, Guille Fernandez, Toni Fernandez, Kochen, Kounde, Olmo, Pena, Rashford, Torrents.
