Official: Xavi reveals Barcelona’s squad list for Spanish Super Cup

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez announced the list of traveling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to compete in the Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid, Valencia, and Real Betis. Barcelona and Betis meet on Thursday following victories back home. Barcelona rebounded from recent poor results with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Atlético Madrid, while Betis continued its good start to the year with a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano to stay in the Champions League spots. 24 players will accompany Xavi on this quest. Robert Lewandowski missed the game against Atletico due to suspension but has the green light to compete in the cup competition. Jordi Alba was also not part of the team at the Metropolitano due to a red card given to him against Espanyol. He is in contention to start the Supercopa clash. Xavi has the entire squad fit and available at his disposal for the first time this season. A trophy could serve as a morale boost for Barcelona. Barcelona coach Xavi will be able to count on Robert Lewandowski again after the striker missed the league game against Atlético while serving the first of a three-game suspension. He is allowed to play in the Super Cup, though, and is set to start against Betis.