Laporte and Yuri to miss the Supercopa | OneFootball

Athletic trained at Lezama before flying to Jeddah without Laporte, Yuri and Vesga. The first two have muscle injuries and will miss the Supercopa, as expected. According to as.com, Vesga sat out as a precaution and Ernesto Valverde has only two specialist centre-backs, Paredes and Vivian.

Yuri, who can cover centrally, has not made it. The squad is depleted for Barça, though Berenguer and Lekue, absent from New Year’s Day training, are included. Berenguer impressed in Pamplona off the bench.

A 25-man group trained at 10:00, fly at 14:00 and are due at the Hotel Hyatt Jeddah around 22:30 local. Tomorrow Iñaki Williams and Valverde speak at 19:15 in the annex press room at King Abdullah Stadium, then training starts at 20:00. The captain is expected to clarify remarks about travelling soon after becoming a father, after a rebuke from Valverde.

Long-term absentees Sannadi, Prados and Egiluz remain out, as does Yeray, who is in the final month of a 10-month UEFA ban that bars him from training. Nico Williams is improving after pubalgia, while Navarro impressed in the draw at Pamplona. Guruzeta ended a two-month drought.

Third keeper Santos travels with youngsters Monreal, Selton and Eder García, with Monreal offering reserve cover at centre-back. Eder García was first called up against Real Madrid and featured versus Osasuna in the Euskal Herria Txapela. January brings a gruelling run of six or seven away games across Liga, Copa, Supercopa and Champions after a sticky end to 2025.

Source: as.com