Barcelona released the squad for the upcoming quarter final second leg of the UEFA Champions League and have included Dani Olmo in the list. The club confirmed that the Spanish midfielder has passed the fit test and is now ready to play against Dortmund on April 16. Olmo missed playing the previous five matches, but is now training well to play for the upcoming UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund. Barca, without Olmo, won four games and drew one. They defeated Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the opening leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Olmo's comeback news will be a huge boost for Barca, which is looking forward to continuing its winning streak.
Meanwhile, Alejandro Balde, who suffered a distal injury to his left hamstring in a 1-0 away win against Leganes, is out for the QF second leg match. Balde displayed his importance in the team this season, appearing in 42 games across all competitions, 37 of which he has started. He only scored once, in a 5-2 victory over Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana final, but has supplied ten assists from the flank.
Huge boost for Barcelona with Dani Olmo's returns to the squad.
Four days after playing 84 minutes for Spain, Dani Olmo injured the adductor in his right leg while lining up against Osasuna. However, his comeback to Barca is quite a major dispute. The former RB Leipzig playmaker has a direct, penetrative style that few of his teammates possess, and he has an outstanding record at Dortmund's imposing Signal Iduna Park.
In the first leg match, Robert Lewandowski scored twice, and Raphinha and Lamine Yamal finished giving Barcelona a 4-0 home lead. The victory was Barcelona's biggest in a UEFA competition quarterfinal. The Catalan club previously won by that margin six times, four of which were with the same scoreline.
Barcelona FC squad: Cubarsi, R. Araujo, I. Martinez, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Inaki Pena, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, F. De Jong, Kounde, Pablo Torre, Christensen, Fermin, Pau Victor Eric, Szczesny, Kochen, H. Fort and Gerard Martin.
