Torment of choice: Barca does not nominate Alves for Europe

The FC Barcelona has not surprisingly called his right-back Dani Alves into the squad for the Europa League. According to regulations of the European Football Union (UEFA), clubs may only report three newcomers for international competition. Since Barca in winter but next to Alves (38) had also committed the offensive players Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferrán Torres and Adama Traoré, the club had to delete one of his new. Barcelona was “deserted” as the third of the Champions League Group of the German Rekordmeisters Bayern Munich in the Europa League. There, the club in the round of the last 32 on 17 and 24 February meet the Italian top club SSC Naples.