Ronald Koeman chooses the same eleven players as in his debut against Villarreal (4-0 win) in the Barcelona game with Celta de Vigo on Thursday evening. The Catalans are again in a 4-2-3-1 line-up, with Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Busquets for the defense and Lionel Messi as the false number nine. Miralem Pjanic, who was suspected of starting, is sitting on the couch. The game in Balaidos starts at 9.30 p.m.

Compared to Barcelona’s match squad for the Villarreal duel, Rafinha is missing, who is likely to leave the club in the coming days. Rumor has it that he may be involved in a deal with Manchester City over Eric Garcia. Junior Firpo, Marc-André Ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti and Matheus Fernandes are not at the disposal of Koeman in Balaidos due to injuries.

For Barcelona, ​​the meeting in Vigo is only the second league game of the season, but Celta has already had three games in LaLiga. The team of former Azulgrana Óscar García started with a goalless draw at Eibar (0-0), then won at home against Valencia (2-1) and last Sunday the game with Real Valladolid ended in a 1-1 draw.

Barcelona lineup: Neto; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Griezmann, Coutinho, Ansu Fati; Messi.