Pique and Roberto in: Barcelona announce 23-man squad for El Clasico

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Pique and Roberto in: Barcelona announce 23-man squad for El Clasico

Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto have both been cleared to play and are in the squad for El Clasico

Barcelona's 23-man squad for Valladolid:

Philippe Coutinho and Ansu Fati, cannot feature as the pair have been ruled out for the rest of the season with injury.

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OFFICIAL: Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto have been cleared to feature in El Clasico

Gerard Pique and Sergio Roberto are fit enough to play for Barcelona in Saturday's El Clasico, according to the club's website.

Roberto was injured in February, while Pique has been out since suffering a knee injury in early March.

However, Roberto, who may leave Barca next season, has been undergoing light training with the team since late March.

As for Pique he's only played 15 games for Barca this season due to injury. The defender trained with the team yesterday and is confident he can play at the Alfredo Di Stefano on Saturday.

Mateu Lahoz benched for El Clasico, but his replacement Gil Manzano carries Real Madrid plastic bags

It was announced on Thursday that Mateu Lahoz will be the referee of Saturday's Clasico.

However, Lahoz has now been replaced by La Liga following a muscle injury, according to RFEF.

Lahoz will be replaced by Jesus Gil Manzano who has only officiated once in El Clasico. The game ended 3-1 in favour of Madrid back in 2014/15.

Interestingly, Manzano was once pictured shopping with Real Madrid branded bags.

The 37-year-old has overseen 27 Barca matches - among those, the Blaugrana have won 16, drawn 6 and lost 5.

AuthorKingsley_SourceFCBarcelona via Twitter
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