{
  "id": 1080789,
  "title": "Barcelona without Pedri and Gavi for friendly clash against FC Basel as Hansi Flick names squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/barcelona-without-pedri-and-gavi-for-friendly-clash-against-fc-basel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T17:01:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelona-without-pedri-gavi-friendly-170148947.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hansi Flick has announced the Barcelona squad for their upcoming friendly match against FC Basel at Sankt Jakob-Park in Switzerland. The team, consisting of 24 players, will be led by the manager, but notable absences include Pedri and Gavi, who are currently focusing on individual training plans. Additionally, Frenkie de Jong, Roony Baggio, Marc Casado, Hector Fort, Tommy Marques, Jofre Torrents, Guille Fernandez, and Toni Fernandez are also absent, with the latter group likely to depart before the transfer window closes. The friendly serves as Barcelona's penultimate pre-season friendly before the start of the new season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Barcelona goalkeeper left out of Basel trip as Almeria transfer nears completion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/barcelona-goalkeeper-left-out-of-basel-trip-as-almeria-transfer-nears",
        "published": "2026-08-15T11:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}