Brazilian forward Neymar is the main absentee from Barcelona's 22-man squad for their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Real Sociedad.

The 21-year-old has been out of action for the last two weeks with an ankle injury and although he has returned to light training this week, the attacker will be absent at the Camp Nou.

Jonathan de Santos and Oier Olazabal are the remaining first-team absentees from the party, but Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta is included despite suffering with injury in recent weeks.

Out-of-favour Isaac Cuenca, who was widely expected to leave the club on loan in January, is the surprise name in Martino's squad.

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Matt Law