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Barcelona parted ways with many world-class players in recent years and some legends haven't been properly replaced yet.
Tribuna.com come up with the line-up consisting solely of players who left Camp Nou in the last 5 years.
Goalkeeper
- Barca were lucky to have both Claudio Bravo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for 2 years with the Chilean managing 43 clean sheets in 75 matches.
- He hasn't lost it as he has now kept 2 clean sheets in 3 first games for Real Betis.
Defence
- Javier Mascherano served Barca as both a centre-back and a midfielder for almost 8 years.
- Meanwhile, Marc Bartra still have everything to become the next Gerard Pique, averaging 1.2 tackles, 2.3 interceptions and 2.7 clearances in his first 6 games for Real Betis this season.
Full-backs
- Dani Alves is still truly missed at Barca even though Sergino Dest's debut appearances are rather hopeful.
- On the opposite flank, it's a heated competition between Lucas Digne and Marc Cucurella but we opt for Marc due to his versatility and La Masia past.
Midfield
- It's every Cule's dream to witness the legendary Andres Iniesta-Xavi Hernandez duo one more time.
- As for the defensive midfielder role, it was really tempting to name Mascherano for the second time but we have to choose Ivan Rakitic who was a loyal servant for 6 years.
Attack
- Neymar and Luis Suarez were part of Barca's iconic lethal trio, managing 211 goals combined (Leo Messi's numbers are excluded as he is still there).
- Finally, Pedro is still fondly remembered at Barca, thanks to his 99 goals in 321 games.
Barca departures XI: Bravo; Alves, Bartra, Mascherano, Cucurella; Xavi, Rakitic, Iniesta; Pedro, Suarez, Neymar.
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