"The players are due to report on Monday and would only become available again on Thursday, without having taken part in the build-up to the Copa match in the preceding days. As such, if Hansi Flick was planning to give minutes to Torrents and Dro, the club would need to negotiate with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to secure their release from the youth national team squads."
"For the Italy v Spain Under-19 match, which will be played at the Italian Football Federation complex in Coverciano on 14 January, coach Paco Gallardo has selected Andres Cuenca and Jofre, along with midfielder Quim Junyent. Six Barcelona players have been called up by David Tenorio for the Spain v Italy Under-18 match, which will take place in Las Rozas. They are Alex Campos, Dro, Pedro Rodriguez, Pedro Villar, Guille Fernandez, and Toni Fernandez."
FC Barcelona will play Racing Santander in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 on 15 January at Estadio El Sardinero. Pedro Fernandez 'Dro' and Jofre Torrents may miss the match after being called up by Spain Under-18 and Under-19 for friendlies against Italy on 14 January. The players must report on Monday and would only be available again on Thursday, meaning they would miss the pre-match build-up unless the club negotiates their release with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Both players are regulars in Barcelona's first-team squads and are currently in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup. A total of nine Barcelona players received youth national team call-ups across the two squads.
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