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Barcelona squad named for Copa del Rey debut against Villanovense

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana open up their Copa del Rey campaign on Wednesday night with a trip to Villanueva de La Serena to face third division contenders Villanovense. It's expected to be an easy game, so Luis Enrique made gigantic changes to the squad.

None of the biggest stars of the team has been called up. Gerard Piqué, Andrés Iniesta (who is healthy), Neymar, Luis Suárez and Javier Mascherano all stay home as mostly reserves and Barça B youngsters have received the call for the opening game of the new Spanish Cup season.