Douglas is "the king" of not being selected in the squad

Rotations form part of the routine necessary to create a squad that can reach the end of the season in good physical form. Luis Enrique occasionally uses them with his 11 starters. However there are some players that are left out of the squad more often than others.

Along with goalkeeper Jordi Masip, who has only come into the squad four times, thanks to injury to Claudio Bravo, defender Douglas and striker Sandro have been left out more often than others in La Liga - not for suspension or injury reasons.

The clearest clase is Douglas, who has not been picked 13 times by the coach. The other 10 times he was left out was because of injury. He has only been picked four times. The club tried to find an exit for him in January but culd not reach an agreeement with any other club. 

Sandro too, has not been able to win the coach's trust. The Canarian has spent eight games left out entirely. The club opened the doors to Tottenham to sign him, but the Premier League side did not like Barcelona's buy-back fee clause and the deal broke. 

Barta, special case

Marc Bartra deserves a special mention. He's been left out five times, most recently for the game against Rayo Vallecano. 

A problem for him is being left out of the most important squads, like the games against Real and Atletico Madrid. Until now the player has not given up, knowing Luis Enrique did not want him to leave in January. However, he's conscious of being the team's fifth option at centre-back, behind Pique, Mascherano, Vermaelen and Mathieu.

1. Douglas 13

2. Sandro 8

3. Adriano 5

4. Bartra 5

5. Vermaelen 3

6. Piqué 2

7. Mascherano 1

8. Mathieu 1

9. Alba 1

10. S. Roberto 1

11. Munir 1