Barcelona, led by Hansi Flick, will look to return to winning ways when it hosts Brest in a Champions League match on Tuesday.
Brest and Barcelona find themselves in the top half of the Champions League points table.
While they currently hold an automatic qualification spot for the Round of 16, they will have to win this match to ensure they retain their place.
Barcelona’s wonderful start with Flick is disrupted
Barcelona have made a great start to the new season under Hansi Flick, but they have not gotten off to the best start in the Champions League.
The Blaugrana suffered defeat in their first match but have won each of their last three matches and are in sixth place in the table with nine points in four matches.
While the Catalan giants have done most things right, they have not been at their best recently, having failed to win their last two league games.
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Barcelona lost 1-0 to Real Sociedad before half-time and they ended up drawing 2-2 in their last match against Celta Vigo.
Meanwhile, Brest are unbeaten in the Champions League and find themselves in fourth place on the points table with 10 points in four matches.
While they are struggling in Ligue 1, where they are 12th, their European form has been impressive.
Brest had lost both of their last two matches before this match, and they may find it difficult to take on a star-studded Barcelona side despite having a proven track record in Europe this season.
Barcelona’s absences and their game plan against Brest
Lamine Yamal has been ruled out of the Champions League match while at the same time, Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati, Andreas Christensen, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal are all unavailable.
Ferran Torres and Eric Garcia are close to returning and have the least chances of joining the team.
Barcelona will play in a 4-2-3-1 system, with Iñaki Pena in goal.
While Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde will play as full-backs, Pau Cobarci and Inigo Martinez will be in central defence.
Frenkie de Jong should return to the starting lineup to partner with Mark Casado in midfield.
The duo will seek to protect the back line and allow attacking-minded players the freedom to do what they do best.
Pedri will be a No. 10, with Dani Olmo and Rafinha on either flank on the flanks, and they will look to create chances for spearhead Robert Lewandowski.
Brest’s expected lineup against Barcelona
The visitors are likely to be without the services of Macadio Haidara, Romain Pfeiffer and Soumela Koulibaly.
Bradley Loco will also be absent due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, while doubts surround Abdullah Sima’s participation due to a muscle problem.
Ludovic Ajurc is fit and should start in this match, as Brest will continue to play in a 4-3-3 formation.
Marco Bezzo will be in goal, and the back four will consist of Kenny Lala, Brendan Chardonnet, Julien Le Cardinale and Jordan Amavi.
If he is fully fit, Pierre-les-Melo will be in the midfield role, while Mehdi Kamara and Edmilson Fernandes will be in support.
They will look to ensure Barcelona’s midfielders don’t end up dominating the action.
Mama Balde and Kamoury Doumbia will play on the flanks to create space for the attack, while Ludovic Ajurc will be at the heart of the attack.
The channel broadcasting and commentating the match between Barcelona and Brest live
The Barcelona vs. Brest match is scheduled to be broadcast on the Qatari beIN Sports network, which has been commented on by commentator Ahmed Al Balushi.
This will be the first meeting between these two teams, and Barcelona is one of the best teams in the competition so far, having collected nine points.
Credit must be given to Hansi Flick for the way he managed the team, combining youth and experience to create a good environment in the team.
Meanwhile, Brest should be one of the surprises in this competition so far after putting together an excellent start in his Champions League debut.
The French League side is one of the five unbeaten teams so far having recorded three wins and one draw in their first four matches.
However, their recent form has been worrying after losing consecutive matches in a row. Hopefully they give Barcelona a tough fight here.
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