Barcelona vs Dortmund lineups: Lionel Messi starts - full team news and Champions League XIs

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Ben Hayward|Tom Doyle27 November 2019

Barcelona lineup: ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti, Lenglet, Firpo, Rakitic, Busquets, de Jong, Messi, Suarez, Dembele

Subs: Todibo, Arthur, Neto, Wague, Griezmann, Vidal, Fati

Borussia Dortmund lineup: Burki, Piszczek, Akanji, Hummels, Schulz, Weigl, Witsel, Hakimi, Brandt, Guerreiro, Reus

Subs: Zagadou, Sancho, Dahoud, Gotze, Hazard, Schmelzer, Hitz

Referee: Clement Turpin

Barcelona are without Gerard Pique for tonight's Champions League clash at home to Borussia Dortmund, but Clement Lenglet returns from injury.

Pique misses the match through suspension and that means Lenglet, who was absent for the weekend win at Leganes due to a calf problem, starts alongside fellow French international Samuel Umtiti.

Umtiti, who has been troubled by knee problems since the World Cup, has not played twice in a row for over a year, but said this week he felt in “perfect” shape ahead of the game against Dortmund.

In the full-back positions, Sergi Roberto starts on the right because Nelson Semedo is out injured, with Junior Firpo on the left as Jordi Alba is also sidelined.

Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez form the trident in attack.

Former Barca striker Paco Alcacer is injured and will play no part against the Catalans, with Marco Reus taking his place up front.

Thomas Delaney and Marcel Schmelzer are also sidelined for the German side.

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