Official: Barcelona star left out of squad to face Osasuna

A fresh absence has been noted in La Liga champions Barcelona’s latest matchday squad on Saturday.

This comes amid confirmation that Wojciech Szczęsny has been ruled out of the Blaugrana’s next outing at the last minute.

Barcelona are of course primed to return to action later this evening.

Fresh off a 2-1 downing of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League in midweek, Hansi Flick’s troops have shifted focus back towards matters on the domestic front, ahead of a La Liga clash with Osasuna.

The Catalans’ panel of players for the Camp Nou matchup, in turn, was unveiled online a short time ago.

And as alluded to above, the headline absence came in the form of that of Wojciech Szczęsny, replaced for the day by youngster Diego Kochen:

As per an ensuing statement across Barcelona’s social media platforms:

‘The first-team goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny is a last-minute absence for today’s match against Osasuna due to gastroenteritis.’

Conor Laird – GSFN