Line-ups: PSG-Barca

Xavi Hernandez and Jordi Alba have both been named in the Barcelona team to play Paris Saint-Germain.

The pair were doubts to start after picking up injuries for the Spanish national team, but Tito Vilanova has placed both in the XI to face the Ligue 1 side.

Elsewhere for the Blaugrana, Carles Puyol’s knee injury keeps him out of the side, with Javier Mascherano at centre-back alongside Gerard Pique.

For Carlo Ancelotti’s team, former Barca striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads the line following the reduction of his suspension, whilst the Catalan club’s perennial transfer target, Thiago Silva, stars at the back.

PSG: Sirigu; Jallet, Thiago Silva, Alex, Maxwell; Matuidi, Beckham; Moura, Pastore, Lavezzi; Ibrahimovic

Barcelona: Valdés, Alves, Mascherano, Piqué, Alba; Sergio, Iniesta, Xavi; Villa, Messi, Alexis

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