Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen, expensive and cross in the announcement of the Lyon-Barça

The FC Barcelona gave to know this Sunday to the midday the list of summoned for the visit to the Olympique of Lyon, programmed for this Tuesday to the 21 hours (local hour) in the context of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League 2018-19. And the announcement had two surprises, a pleasant and the another no so much, taking into account that it was the confirmation that Thomas Vermaelen keeps on being of 'glass'.

The Belgian head office played to good level this Saturday against the Real Valladolid (1-0) and held the ninety minutes on the lawn, but this Sunday the Barça has informed that it suffers one overloads muscular in the twin of the right leg, by what will not be able to form part of the expedition against the Olympique of Lyon and will remain in the City Condal.

A player that goes in in the infirmary by another that goes out. And it is that the positive note of the list of Ernesto Valverde is the inclusion in her of Samuel Umtiti, the one who carries practically all the season off duty but that has arrived to time for the decisive phase of the Champions League. It does not expect that it was headline -Lenglet has eaten him the toast-, but at least will have a place in the bench.

Samuel Umtiti returns as to an announcement of the FC Barcelona several months after recayera of his injury. Already it has the high medical, and if it does not play against the Olympique of Lyon is likely that yes do it in front of the Seville, in the next crash of LaLiga Santander that will demand a level much better of the showed lately to the Barça, this time in the Sánchez Pizjuán.

With the recovery of Samuel Umtiti, and the confidence that it do not go back to recaer in his ailment, the Barça achieves to have available now to five of his six head offices (Hammered, Lenglet, Umtiti, Murillo and Todibo), although Murillo and Todibo does not expect that have too leadership along the season, and are options of last need.

The Barça, with important players in the infirmary

desconoce For now, to fault to expect how evolves during the next days, how long will have to remain Thomas Vermaelen moved away of the terrains of game. The FC Barcelona, in any case, follows having to important players in the infirmary with Cillessen, Arthur and Rafinha Alcántara, in addition to the already mentioned Vermaelen.