Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Athletic Bilbao

A place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey is at stake on Wednesday night, when Barcelona head to the Basque Country to square off against Athletic Bilbao.

Xavi's men have overcome two lower-league outfits in Barbastro and Unionistas to make it this far, sinking the former 3-2 before battling to a 3-1 away win over the latter team earlier this month.

Victory over Athletic would mark a third win in a row for Barca across all tournaments, as thanks in no small part to a Ferran Torres hat-trick, the Blaugrana beat Real Betis 4-2 in La Liga action over the weekend.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Athletic, whose last-32 clash with Eibar ended in a routine 3-0 triumph.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Back Possible return date: Unknown

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is on the mend after undergoing back surgery in November, and the German goalkeeper is still facing another few weeks on the sidelines.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Ter Stegen was not the only November international casualty for Barcelona, whose former Kopa Trophy winner Gavi sustained an ACL injury while playing for Spain, and he is not expected to feature again this season.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Back Possible return date: Unknown

Marcos Alonso joins Ter Stegen on the back injuries list, having also been forced to go under the knife to treat a similar problem, and the left-back is expected to return to action at some point in the spring.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: Unknown

Inigo Martinez, whose fledgling Barcelona career has been plagued by fitness concerns, aggravated a previous hamstring issue against Barbastro and will be absent for at least another couple of weeks.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: January 31 (vs. Osasuna)

Raphinha's Super Cup campaign ended prematurely as he sustained a thigh injury in Barca's semi-final beating of Osasuna, although he could potentially make his return against the same opponents later this month.

Barcelona have no players suspended for this match.