Gabriel Milito and Giovanni Dos Santos will not be playing against Santander as team arrives.


20 players made the list of stars to upsatge Racing Santander in FC Barcelona's La Liga opener. New signing, Gabriel Milito will be out due to a one-match suspension han ded down in the last league match of the 2006/07 season, while the Argentine was at Zaragoza. Mexican starlet, Giovanni Dos Santos does not have an EU-passport yet, and the three non-EU places have been snapped up by Ronaldinho, Toure Yaya and Samuel Eto'o. The 20 players include 18 first team players and 2 players from the junoir/reserve squad, namely Marc Crosas and Jesus Olmo. Crosas is named ahead of Thiago Motta. Carles Puyol, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jose Gudjohnsen are all injured and out of the encounter. Coach Frank Rijkaard's full squad include:


Valdés, Márquez, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Zambrotta, Henry, Sylvinho, Ezquerro, Messi, Deco, Thuram, Abidal, Oleguer, Touré Yayá, Jorquera and Marc Crosas.


Samuel Eto'o may likely start with Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, with Thierry Henry and Deco coming in later on.




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