Barcelona have confirmed their squad for Thursday's Champions League clash with Newcastle United , and Lamine Yamal is the notable absentee, with the Spaniard absent through injury.

Yamal missed out against Valencia in La Liga on Sunday due to a groin problem which he aggravated during the September international break.

The 18-year-old, at the time, was seen as a major doubt for the European fixture with Newcastle at St James' Park, and his absence for the contest in England has now been confirmed.

Barcelona are also again missing Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back), Alejandro Balde (hamstring) and Gavi (knee) through injury, but there is a return to the squad for Frenkie de Jong , who suffered a groin issue on international duty with the Netherlands.

Marcus Rashford is

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