Aleix Vidal was left out of Barcelona's squad to face Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey, despite playing well against Las Palmas.
Luis Enrique explained his reasoning in his press conference on Thursday.
"I can only call up 18 players and some have to stay, but I keep thinging the same [as I said the other day] about Aleix and the rest. The job of a coach is to take decisions and that's what I do."
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The right-back will have to wait for a new opportunity, perhaps against Eibar next weekend.