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In the fifth round match of the Spanish Championship away against "Rayo Vallecano," "Barcelona" prepared without their head coach.
Gerardo Martino left for Argentina with a private plane hired by the club to attend his father's funeral. The coach will return to Spain and join the team on the eve of the match, temporarily replaced by Jorge Pautasso.
However, the Catalonia team's manager remained loyal to his promises and continued to rotate players.
This time, Barcelona's key defender Sergio Busquets will also not travel to Madrid with the team.
Missing from the ranks of the Primeros champions are the injured Carles Puyol, Ibrahim Afellay, and Isaac Cuenca.
Registered for the match against "Rayo Vallecano":
Goalkeepers: Victor Valdes, Jose Manuel Pinto;
Defenders: Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Marc Bartra, Martin Montoya, Adriano Correia;
Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Alex Song, Sergi Roberto, Jonathan Dos Santos;
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, Alexis Sanchez, Pedro Rodriguez, Cristian Tello.
