No news regarding the last call. The only doubt was whether Sergio Busquets would recover in time to enter the list after suffering a strong clash with Savic on Saturday that forced him to retire from the pitch visibly shaken. Fortunately, the tests ruled out any injury to the brain, but detected an upper maxillary fissure that endangered their participation for Tuesday's game against Levante. However, the player's progression has been remarkable: on Sunday he was already doing specific work and this Monday he was exercising with the rest of his teammates.
Now the only doubt is to know if finally Busquets will need a facial protection to play against Levante. For now, all the masks you have tried have not convinced you because they limit your field of vision.
Also, Koeman's problem with warned players continues to grow with each passing day. If before Atlético it already had Messi, De Jong, Griezmann and Mingueza, a match from the suspension, now, after the match against the colchoneros, Gerard Piqué and Jordi Alba have joined the list. If any of these six players sees a yellow tomorrow, they would miss the game against Celta next Sunday. In any case, Messi and De Jong are beginning to get used to living with this sword of Damócles on top: they add up to almost three months with the threat of sanction and continue to play every game. Although it is clear that in the case of warned defenders, the risk of ending up seeing a yellow increases exponentially.
The Dutch coach to date only has the casualties of Ansu Fati, who had surgery on Thursday in Portugal, and Philippe Coutinho, who is recovering in Brazil. Both have already said goodbye to the season.
Koeman, who has included three team players (Tenas, Mingueza and Ilaix) in the call-up, has once again left out the Brazilian Matheus by technical decision.
The complete list of footballers to play this Tuesday (10 pm) against Levante at the Ciutat de Valencia is made up of: Ter Stegen, Neto, Dest, Junior, Lenglet, Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Araújo, Alba, Umtiti, De Jong, Busquets, Pjanic, Pedri, Riqui Puig, Griezmann, Messi, Braithwaite, Dembélé, Trincao, Tenas, Ilaix and Mingueza.