Barcelona will welcome Pedri and Frenkie de Jong back into their squad for Sunday afternoon's La Liga contest with Atletico Madrid, but Ousmane Dembele is still not ready to return.

Dembele and Pedri have been out since January and February respectively with hamstring issues, while De Jong suffered a hamstring problem before the recent international break.

Pedri and De Jong are back in the squad for the clash with Atletico, although it would be a surprise to see them in the starting side on Sunday afternoon considering the nature of their problems.

Andreas Christensen, meanwhile, is still recovering from a calf problem that he suffered while representing Denmark, so the centre-back remains unavailable for selection.

Sergi Roberto is also out with a hamstring problem that he suffered in the goalless draw with Getafe last time out, with the Spaniard said to be facing a battle to return before the end of the campaign.

There could be a couple of changes from the side that started against Getafe, with Marcos Alonso likely to come into the defence as Roberto's replacement, which would see Jules Kounde move to right-back.

Ansu Fati could be introduced in the final third of the field, meanwhile, with Alejandro Balde potentially moving back into the left-back spot, which would drop Jordi Alba to the bench.

Barcelona possible starting lineup: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Balde; Kessie, Busquets, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati

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Matt Law