Good news: Dembele and Sergino Dest declared as Barcelona faces Benfica at the Camp Nou tonight in a Champions League Clash…

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Ousmane Dembele got injured after playing about thirty minutes against Dinamo Kyiv.

FC Barcelona is set to face Benfica again tonight after losing 3-0 at  Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

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ollowing a final workout at the Ciutat Esportiva on Tuesday morning, Xavi Hernández has named the 22 players for his first Champions League game as FC Barcelona manager: Ter Stegen, Dest, Piqué, R. Araujo, Sergio, Riqui Puig, O. Dembélé, Memphis, Demir, Neto, Coutinho, Lenglet, L. De Jong, Jordi Alba, F. De Jong, O. Mingueza, Umtiti, Eric, Iñaki Peña, Nico, Gavi and Balde.

Missing through injury are Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Pedri, Kun Agüero and the latest addition to the casualty list Sergi Roberto.

That means the return of two big names for the crunch match against Benfica (9.00pm CET) at Camp Nou. Both Sergiño Dest and Ousmane Dembélé have been declared fully fit and available for selection.

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