F.C.BARCELONA

Options to cover for Messi, Busquets and Abidal

Barça are missing some crucial players for the match at home to Sporting, and here we look at the options available to Guardiola as replacements

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  Messi on the bench at the Reyno de Navarra. PHOTO: MIGUEL RUIZ-FCB.
  

Barça have already played several games this season without Messi, Busquets or Abidal, the first of whom is suspended this weekend, while the other two  are injured. The Argentinian has not started 6 matches, Busquets has missed 14, and the French defender has been out for 9. The following are the different options available as cover.

It must be remembered that one of the usual choices to take over from Messi, Thiago, is having problems with his tibia, and is also in doubt for the game against Sporting.

LEO MESSI

COMPETITION	MATCH	SUBSTIT.
League	R.Sociedad-FCB	Cesc
Champions	FCB-BATE	Rafinha
Cup	Hospitalet-FCB	Cesc
Cup	FCB-Hospitalet	Cesc
Cup	FCB-Osasuna	Cuenca
Cup	Osasuna-FCB	Pedro

SERGIO BUSQUETS

COMPETITION	MATCH	SUBST.
League	FCB-Racing	Thiago
League	FCB-Sevilla	Keita
League	FCB-Zaragoza	Keita
League	FCB-Rayo	Keita
League	FCB-R.Sociedad	Dos Santos
League	Osasuna-FCB	Mascherano
Champions	BATE-FCB	Keita
Champions	FCB-BATE	Dos Santos
Supercup Spa	Madrid-FCB	Keita
Supercup Eur	FCB-Porto	Keita
Cup	Hospitalet-FCB	Keita
Cup	Osasuna-FCB	Mascherano
Cup	FCB-València	Thiago
World Cup	FCB-Al Saad	Keita

ÉRIC ABIDAL

COMPETITION	match	SUBST.
League	R.Sociedad-FCB	Adriano
League	FCB-Racing	Maxwell
League	FCB-Zaragoza	Maxwell
League	FCB-R.Sociedad	Adriano
Champions	FCB-BATE	Maxwell
Cup	Hospitalet-FCB	Maxwell
Cup	FCB-Hospitalet	Piqué
Cup	FCB-Osasuna	Piqué
Cup	Osasuna-FCB	Adriano