Luis Suarez makes his Champions League debut for Barcelona in their Group F clash with Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.
The visitors have Marc-Andre Ter Stegen in goal with Xavi Hernandez coming in for Rafinha in midfield, with Andres Iniesta still ruled out. However, there is still no place in Luis Enrique’s team for Gerard Pique, Marc Bartra being preferred in central defence in the absence of injured Jeremy Mathieu.
Only three of Barca’s line-up tonight started the 2-1 defeat to the Dutch outfit last season: Xavi, Mascherano and Neymar.
Ajax have Viktor Fischer unavailable with a hamstring injury but South African midfielder Thulani Sereno is fit to take his place in the engine room alongside Davy Klaasen and Lucas Andersen.
Strikers Lasse Schone and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson are also in Frank de Boer’s starting XI after overcoming slight niggles.
Ajax: Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Moisander, Boilesen; Klaassen, Serero, Andersen; Schöne, Sigthórsson, El Ghazi.
Ajax substitutes: Boer, Riedewald, Denswil, Viergever, Zimling, Kishna, Milik
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Alves, Bartra, Mascherano, Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Rakitić, Neymar, Suárez, Messi.
Barcelona substitutes: Bravo, Pique, Douglas, Adriano, Rafinha, Munir, Pedro
