Ter Stegen, Mascherano in
Barcelona squad for Athletic clash
27 August 2016
Barcelona have Marc-Andre ter Stegen and
Javier Mascherano available for Sunday's LaLiga
clash against Athletic Bilbao.
The Germany goalkeeper is back after recovering
fully from a knee ligament injury that kept him
out of the Supercopa de Espana matches against
Sevilla and the 6-2 win over Real Betis last
week.
Mascherano also returns after resuming training
this week, while Andre Gomes is in the squad
having served a suspension and Rafinha is back
after Brazil's Olympic Games triumph.
Ter Stegen is expected to start the match, with
new signing Jasper Cillessen not included in
the squad and Claudio Bravo having completed
his transfer to Manchester City.
Captain Andres Iniesta remains sidelined with a
knee injury, while defender Jeremy Mathieu is out
with a hamstring problem and Neymar on an
extended holiday after Rio 2016.