Lionel Messi will be part of a star-studded Barcelona squad in Dublin next Saturday, with the FAI confirming that the Argentine will be involved in the International Champions Cup clash with Celtic at the Aviva Stadium.
Four-time winner of the Fifa Ballon d'Or, Messi will spearhead the Barcelona squad, which also includes notable stars such as Luis Suarez and Arda Turan.
Celtic kicked off their involvement in this year’s tournament last Saturday when hosting English Premier League champions Leicester City in Glasgow. After a 1-1 draw the game had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, which the Foxes won.
Cork native Eoghan O’Connell was on target in that game and he will be part of the travelling squad who will take on Barcelona.
This game will be the first of two International Champions Cup clashes in Ireland this summer as Celtic also take on Inter Milan in Thomond Park on Saturday, August 13th.
Tickets are still available for the game at the Aviva Stadium through Ticketmaster.ie.
Celtic FC Squad
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, Logan Bailly, Leo Fasan
Defenders: Emilio Izaguirre, Efe Ambrose, Jozo Simunovic, Dedryck Boyata, Saidy Janko, Eoghan O’Connell, Erik Sviatchenko, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney
Midfielders: Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Kris Commons, Gary Mackay-Steven, Ryan Christie, Tom Logic, Scott Allan, Kristoffer Ajer, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Liam Henderson, Stefan Johansen
Forwards: Leigh Griffiths, Nadir Ciftci, Patrick Roberts, Moussa Dembele
FC Barcelona Squad
Goalkeepers: Jordi Masip, Jose Suarez, Josep Martinez
Defenders: Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal, Jeremy Mathieu, Martin Montoya, Borja Lopez, Marlon, Nili, Jose Antonio Martinez
Midfielders: Arda Turna, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper, Gerard Gumbau, Alex Carbonell, Carles Alena, Jesus Alfaro, Juan Camara
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristian Tello, Rafa Mujica, Munir
