The list that has La Masia on edge

Spain's U-17 World Cup in Qatar (Nov 19–Dec 13) will see several Barcelona youth players called up, affecting Barça Atlètic and Juvenil A availability during the tournament.

Barcelona's youth academy faces disruption as Spain prepares to announce its squad for the U-17 World Cup in Qatar, running from November 19 to December 13. Around eight Barcelona players are candidates for selection, with Ebrima Tunkara, the standout star and MVP of last summer's U-17 Euros, expected to feature after recovering from injury.

In the last international break, six Barcelona players were called up by Spain coach David Cubillo: Raúl Expósito, Baba Kourouma, Jordi Pesquer, Michal Zuk, Roberto Tomás and Ïu Martínez. Tunkara was unavailable due to injury but is now fit, while Sergi Mayans could feature for Barça Atlètic this weekend.

The absences will significantly impact Barcelona's Juvenil A team and their UEFA Youth League campaign, where they currently have four points from nine. They will have their squad available for next week's crucial match against Aston Villa but will miss the trip to Sabah. Spain, one of the tournament favourites, is expected to reach the quarter-finals on December 12—the day before Barcelona's final Youth League group game against Manchester City—meaning key players could be unavailable for that fixture too.