La Rojita already knows with which players he will play the quarter-final match against Croatia of the Under-21 European Championship in Hungary and Slovenia on May 31.
After qualifying for the knockout phase in March, coach Luis de la Fuente has made seven changes to his team ahead of the duel against the Croatian national team in search of the semifinals.
Eibar winger Bryan Gil returns to the team after acting with the absolute during the previous call and several heavyweights such as Brahim, Cucurella or Abel Ruiz, as well as Barça Oscar Mingueza remain.
The one who will not be there will be Riqui Puig, discarded, nor Ilaix Moriba, who was rumored that he could enter after his growing evolution at FC Barcelona. Neither did Pedri, in need of rest.
Pozo, Pipa, Mateu Morey, Barrenetxea, Dani Gómez and the aforementioned Rique do not repeat the call. Francés, Óscar Gil, Sancet, Bryan Gil, Yeremy and Fer Niño enter his place.
Regarding the goal, Iñaki Peña, who stopped four penalties with Barça B in the playoff tie for promotion to Second, comes in the place of Álex Domínguez.
The match against Croatia will be on May 31 in Maribor (Slovenia) and, if they win, they will face the winner of the tie between Italy and Portugal in the semifinals on June 3. Three days later, on the 6th, the final will be held.
List of 23 summoned:
Goalkeepers: Josep Martínez (Leipzig), Álvaro Fernández (Huesca) and Iñaki Peña (Barcelona)
Defenses: Óscar Gil (Espanyol), Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona), Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), Juan Miranda (Betis), Jorge Cuenca (Almería), Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) and Alejandro Francés (Zaragoza).
Midfielders: Marc Cucurella (Getafe), Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Juan Moncayola (Osasuna), Gonzalo Villar (AS Roma), Fran Beltrán (Celta de Vigo), Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club), Manu García (Sporting) and Javi Puado (Spanish).
Forwards: Brahim Díaz (AC Milan), Abel Ruiz (Sporting de Braga), Bryan Gil (Eibar), Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) and Fer Niño (Villarreal).
“The players arrive here with great enthusiasm. Before I have referred to a few words: Team, group and family. That is what I want them to understand”
