Champions League
Sep 29, 2015 7.45pm
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  • Javier Mascherano 31' yellowcard
  • Neymar 37' yellowcard
  • Jordi Alba 75' yellowcard
  • Sergi Roberto 80' goal
  • Luis Suarez 82' goal
  • goal Kyriakos Papadopoulos 22'
  • yellowcard Lars Bender 40'
  • yellowcard Hakan Calhanoglu 63'
  • yellowcard Kyriakos Papadopoulos 68'
  • yellowcard Kevin Kampl 89'

Team News: Sandro Ramirez starts first Champions League game for Barcelona

Sandro starts first CL game for Barca

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has made four changes to the side which beat Las Palmas at the weekend ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League Group E meeting with Bayer Leverkusen.

The injured Lionel Messi misses the game with a knee injury, so 20-year-old Sandro Ramirez makes his first European start for the Blaugrana in the Argentine's place.

Adriano is also out of the squad, while Sergi Roberto and Marc Bartra drop to the bench, which means that Andres Iniesta, Jeremy Mathieu and Dani Alves are named in the hosts' starting XI.

Roger Schmidt also makes four changes to his side, who beat Werder Bremen 3-0 at the weekend, as rested quartet Borges Wendell, Kevin Kampl, Hakan Calhanoglu and Javier Hernandez return in place of Sebastian Boenisch, Admir Mehmedi, Julian Brandt and Stefan Kiessling.

Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Pique, Rakitic, Sergio, Alves, Iniesta, Suarez, Neymar, Mascherano, Sandro, Mathieu Subs: Masip, Douglas, Bartra, Munir, Alba, Roberto, Gumbau

Bayer Leverkusen: Leno, Tah, Papadopoulos, Wendell, Donati, Bender, Calhanoglu, Kramer, Bellarabi, Kampl, Hernandez Subs: Kresic, Ramalho, Kiessling, Hilbert, Mehmedi, Boenisch, Brandt

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