The Brazilian was selected at the tip of the midfield diamond for the Catalan side as he looks to claim his first piece of silverware with the 'blaugrana'.
Alongside the former Liverpool man in midfield are Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets, who will of course play the holding role.
Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi line up together up front, whilst the back four is also as expected, with Sergi Roberto returning to right-back after his recent outings in midfield to join Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti and Jordi Alba.
The only real change came in goal, where cup goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was selected in place of regular stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
April 21, 2018
There were no real surprises for the Andalusians either, with their front four of Luis Muriel, Franco Vazquez, Joaquin Correa and Pablo Sarabia likely to give the Barca defence a tough evening.
Former Manchester City man Jesus Navas was once again selected at right-back, with Steven N'Zonzi and Ever Banega marshalling the midfield.
April 21, 2018