Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Osasuna

Barcelona will be bidding to bounce back from Saturday's 5-3 home loss to Villarreal when they welcome Osasuna on Wednesday night.

Xavi announced after the reverse to Villarreal that he will be standing down as head coach of the Catalan giants at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.

The defeat has left Barcelona in third position in the La Liga table, 11 points behind the leaders Girona, while they sit 10 points behind second-placed Real Madrid.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Osasuna, who currently sit in 12th position in Spain's top flight.

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

Balde is set for a lengthy period on the sidelines as he prepares to undergo an operation on the hamstring injury that he picked up against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey last week.

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

Roberto has joined the injury list at Barcelona, with the Spaniard expected to be unavailable for the next couple of weeks due to an Achilles problem.

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

Ter Stegen had to withdraw from the Germany squad over the November international break due to a back problem, and he has since undergone an operation which will keep him out until at least March.

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

Gavi suffered an ACL injury while representing Spain over the November international break, and the midfielder is now set to be missing for the remainder of the campaign.

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

Alonso is facing more time on the sidelines, having been forced to undergo an operation on a troublesome back problem, and he will not be available until at least the middle of March.

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

Martinez had only just returned from a hamstring issue before suffering a setback against Barbastro in the Copa del Rey earlier this month, and the centre-back remains unavailable for selection here.

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

Raphinha suffered a thigh injury during Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup semi-final with Osasuna, and the Brazil international will not be available for selection until next month.

Barcelona have no players suspended for this match.