Leo Messi and Rafa Marquez return to the squad in place of Gudjohnsen and Ezquerro for tomorrow night's Champions League game at home to Lyon. There is also a place for both Giovani dos Santos and Bojan Krkic, who will make their European debuts if they play. Barça will need to improve on Sunday's disappointing performance in Pamplona if they want to beat the French champions. Hopefully the players will respond to all the criticism they have received. An early goal could be vital to getting the the public behind the team. 

Lyon arrive having won 1-5 away to Metz this weekend, they are currently second in the French league with 15 points from seven games. Watch out for 19-year-old Karim Benzema who scored a hat-trick against Metz and now totals 8 goals this season.

Barça's squad: Valdés,...

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The following are the dates for Barça's Champions League games:

Wednesday 19 Sept - Barça-Lyon

Tuesday 2 Oct - Stuttgart-Barça

Tuesday 23 Oct - Rangers-Barça

Wednesday 7 Nov - Barça-Rangers

Tuesday 27 Nov - Lyon-Barça

Wednesday 12 Dec - Barça-Stuttgart

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Barça face a tough test in the group stage of the Champions League as they were drawn in Group E along with Lyon, Stuttgart and Glasgow Rangers. To see the full draw

Group A
LIVERPOOL
Porto
Marseille
Besiktas

Group B
CHELSEA
Valencia
Schalke 04
Rosenborg

Group C
REAL MADRID
Werder Bremen
Lazio
Olympiakos

Group D
AC MILAN
Benfica
Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk

Group E
BARCELONA
Lyon
Stuttgart
Rangers

Group F
MANCHESTER UNITED
Roma
Sporting Lisbon
Dynamo Kiev

Group G
INTER MILAN
PSV Eindhoven
CSKA Moscow
Fenerbahce

Group H

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