31.01.2009 12:45
Márquez back in the squad
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Márquez has been given the green light to return to playing and has been included in the Barça for the trip to Racing Santander. Keita has been left out after suffering a knock, while Puyol and Milito are injured and V. Sánchez have been left out.
Both Pedro and Víctor Sánchez have not been included because they will participate in Barça
Atlètic’s game against Atlético Baleares this weekend.
Five of the players that were rested for the Copa del Rey game against Espanyol in midweek
are back with Víctor Valdés, Éric Abidal, Márquez, Touré Yaya and Thierry Henry all in the squad.
Two games out
Márquez is back after missing two matches since he was
forced to limp out of the first leg of the cup tie with Espanyol ten days ago. The Mexican
international missed the second game against the Blanc i Blau as well as the last league encounter
with Numancia.
Travelling the day before
The Blaugrnaa squad travelled to Santander on Saturday and it is the first time since they
played Recre that they have gone the day before. Barça travelled toSevilla, Villarreal and Pamplona
on the day of the game.
Squad
Valdés, Pinto, Alves, Abidal, Piqué, Cáceres, Sylvinho, Márquez, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta, Touré
Yaya, Xavi, Gudjohnsen, Hleb, Bojan, Henry, Messi, Eto'o.