Barça squad named for Valencia
Hansi Flick has called up 22 players for Saturday’s season opener
The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana travel to Mestalla for their La Liga season debut against Valencia, and new manager Hansi Flick has called up the following 22 players for Saturday’s clash:
Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-André ter Stegen, 13. Iñaki Peña, 26. Ander Astralaga
Defenders: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 3. Alejandro Balde, 5. Iñigo Martínez, 15. Andreas Christensen, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric García, 29. Álex Valle, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard Martín, 36. Sergi Domínguez
Midfielders: 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 17. Marc Casadó, 28. Marc Bernal
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 18. Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine Yamal
Flick’s first squad list features the return of Pedri, who has managed to be fit enough for the league opener despite suffering a knee injury in Euro 2024. There are still several key pieces missing, however, as Dani Olmo is out per the coach’s decision while Ronald Araujo (hamstring), Gavi (knee), Frenkie de Jong (ankle) and Ilkay Gündogan (head) miss out due to injury. Gündogan was expected to be in the squad but the club says he’s out as a precaution after taking a knock to the head against Monaco on Monday.
Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Christensen, Iñigo, Balde; Casadó, Bernal; Yamal, Torre, Raphinha; Lewandowski
The match kicks off at 9.30pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Sunday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
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Source: barcablaugranes.com
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