Getafe vs Barcelona lineups: Confirmed team news, predicted XIs and latest injury updates

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Ben Hayward27 September 2019

Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati are both out of Barcelona's trip to Getafe in La Liga on Saturday.

The Argentine attacker came off at half-time in Barca's 2-1 win at home to Villarreal on Tuesday night and has an adductor injury, the club revealed, while the 16-year-old forward has been ruled out with a tendon problem and will take no part at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

With those two out, Carles Perez is back in the squad, having been excluded for the game against Villarreal. The 21-year-old signed a two-year extension to his contract on Friday and is an option for the right side, but Ousmane Dembele is in line to feature after he returned from injury as a substitute against Villarreal.

Asked about Messi, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday. "I don't know how he is. I hope he is back soon. If he is with us, we are stronger, but we have resources to be able to manage."

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Barca have yet to win away from home this season and have picked up just one point from a possible nine in their three La Liga games on the road. The game also kicks off at 16:00 CET, with the Catalans having struggled in that time slot in previous seasons.

"We play at all sorts of times," Valverde said. "I'm not worried. What I'm concerned with is taking a step forward, because we haven't had good results away. We are obliged to improve because they are a very tough team."

Jordi Alba is still out for Barca, so Junior Firpo will start again at left-back. Samuel Umtiti is also sidelined.

Possible Getafe XI: Soria; Suarez, Dakonam, Cabrera, Nyom; Fajr, Maksimovic, Arambarri, Cucurella; Mata, Molina

Possible Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Firpo; Busquets, De Jong, Arthur; Dembele, Suarez, Griezmann

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