"Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong will miss Thursday's Copa del Rey tie against Racing due to suspension after being sent off in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday against Real Madrid. The Netherlands international was shown a straight red card late on in the game for a challenge on Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe that will result in a one-game ban."
"De Jong will therefore have to sit out the Copa del Rey fixture, although it's likely Hansi Flick will make changes to his team for the match as his side take on lower-tier opposition. Both Marc Casado and Marc Bernal will be hoping for minutes in the match after finding game time hard to come by so far this season."
Frenkie de Jong received a straight red card late in the Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid for a challenge on Kylian Mbappe, resulting in a one-game suspension. The suspension rules force de Jong to miss Barcelona's Copa del Rey tie against lower-tier side Racing on Thursday. Hansi Flick is likely to make changes to the team for the fixture because of the opposition level. Marc Casado and Marc Bernal are candidates to receive playing time after limited minutes this season. De Jong will be eligible to return next weekend for the La Liga match at Real Sociedad.
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