Barcelona won’t be able to use either Ilias Akhomach or Ez Abde in Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash against Benfica at the Camp Nou.
The two youngsters both played 45 minutes for Barca on Saturday as Xavi began life as the club’s first-team coach with a 1-0 derby win.
Barca are short of options in attack for the Champions League match with Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembele, Martin Braithwaite, and Sergio Aguero all out but will also have to cope without the two teenagers.
Ilias is suspended after being sent off playing for Juvenil A in the UEFA Youth League, while Abde is not registered and so can’t be called up, according to Diario Sport.