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12.11.2009 12:55
12 Barça players on international duty
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As the League stops once again, Guardiola will be without 12 key players for the next few days due to international commitments. Only France and the Ukraine are playing games with something major at stake, a place in the 2010 World Cup.
There will be no official matches for FC Barcelona over the next few days, and eleven first team players and Andreu Fontàs of the reserves will all be elsewhere.
Keita, with Mali, and Jeffren, with the Spain under-21 team, both stay behind with injuries, as does Ibrahimovic, who has yet to recover from a thigh injury.
The matches
Friday November 13
Spain-Finland (Andreu Fontàs)
European Championship qualifier
Saturday November 14
Spain-Argentina (Xavi, Sergio, Piqué, Puyol, Iniesta and Messi)
Friendly
Ireland-France (Henry and Abidal)
World Cup Play Off
Ivory Coast-Guinea (Touré)
Last game of World Cup qualifying group
Brazil-England (Alves)
Friendly
Greece-Ukraine (Chygrynskiy)
World Cup Play Off
Tuesday November 17
Holland-Spain (Andreu Fontàs)
European Championship qualifier
Wednesday November 18
Austria-Spain (Xavi, Sergio, Piqué, Puyol and Iniesta)
Friendly
France-Ireland (Henry and Abidal)
World Cup Play Off
Germany-Ivory Coast (Touré)
Friendly
Oman-Brazil (Alves)
Friendly
Ukraine-Greece (Chygrynskiy)
World Cup Play Off
Messi to miss Nigeria
Leo Messi, who is in the Argentina squad, will only play in the friendly on Saturday against Spain.
He plans to return to Barcelona on Sunday November 15, and will not be taking part in the other
friendly Maradona’s side is due to play in Nigeria.
