Lionel Messi left out of Barca squad, Pogba captains Man Ud
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Updated 22/11/2017 at 18:59 GMT
Paul Pogba captains Manchester United against FC Basel whilst Lionel Messi has been left out of Barcelona’s team to face Juventus.
Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi from Argentina attends a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match Juventus Vs Barcelona on November 21, 2017 at the 'Juventus Stadium' in Turin.
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Barcelona’s passage to the next round is secure but Messi’s exclusion is still a surprise. It means that Paulinho pushes further forward with Gerard Deulofeu on the other side of Luis Suarez.
Messi is not injured but a draw will see Barcelona top the group and the Catalans are due to face La Liga surprise package Valencia on the weekend.
Juventus - Buffon; Barzagli, Benatia, Rugani; Cuadrado, Pjanic, Khedira, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Douglas Costa; Higuain
Barcelona - Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Digne; Rakitic, Busquets, Paulinho; Deulofeu, Suarez, Iniesta
Pogba only returned to the United team on the weekend for the 4-1 win over Newcastle United but he is immediately handed the captain’s armband with Antonio Valencia not in the squad.
Marcos Rojo makes his first start of the season with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and David De Gea left out of the squad entirely.
FC Basel - Vaclik, Akanji, Suchy, Balanta, Lang, Serey Die, Zuffi, Petretta, Steffen, Oberlin, Elyounoussi
Manchester United - Romero, Darmian, Smalling, Rojo, Blind, Herrera, Fellaini, Lingard, Pogba, Martial, Lukaku
Celtic are in Paris to face PSG and Jozo Simunovic returns to the starting line-up to play at centre-back.
PSG name their first-choice front three with Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe all starting.
PSG - Alves, Silva, Marquinhos, Kurzawa - Verratti, Rabiot, Draxler - Mbappé, Cavani, Neymar
Celtic - Gordon; Lustig, Simunovic, Boyata, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham; Forrest, Rogic, McGregor; Dembele
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