The opulence remains great, but FC Barcelona leaves some stars at home for the Champions League match against Antwerp

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FC Barcelona is giving some basic players a rest for Wednesday evening’s Champions League match (9:00 PM) at the Bosuil against Antwerp.

Goalgetter Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araújo and Ilkay Gündogan, among others, will not board the plane. Barça announced its selection on Monday afternoon. Gavi and Marc-André ter Stegen are also missing, they are still in the hospital.

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On the sixth and final matchday in group H, Antwerp, which has already been eliminated, tries to wipe the clean sheet against Barcelona. Barça is already assured of a place in the eighth finals. The group win is also virtually a fact for the Catalans. The Great Old suffered an embarrassing evening in Barcelona in September, losing 5-0 on his Champions League debut.

Currently, most of Barcelona’s attention is focused on the competition. Xavi’s team lost 2-4 to revelation Girona on Sunday, which jumped to first place in La Liga. Barcelona follows in fourth place with seven points less. The Catalans will visit Valencia on Saturday.

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