The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana play their first The League game of 2025 away to Getafe, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Saturday’s clash:
Goalkeepers: 13. Iñaki Peña, 25. Wojciech Szczesny, 26. Ander Astraga
Defenders: 2. Pau Cubarsí, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 15. Andreas Christensen, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric García, 32. Héctor Fort, 35. Gerard Martín
Midfielders: 6. Gavi, 8. Pedri, 14. Pablo Torre, 16. Fermín López, 17. Marc Casadó, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong
Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha, 18. Pau Víctor, 19. Lamine Yamal
There is massive news for this one as Andreas Christensen finally gets the medical clearance to return after missing the last five months with an Achilles injury. The Dane adds much-needed depth at the back thanks to the absence of Iñigo Martínez (hamstring), who is ruled out along with Marc-André ter Stegen (knee) and Marc Bernal (knee). Also not in the squad for this one is Ansu Fati, who is no longer part of Flick’s plans and could leave the club before the end of the month.
-Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Casadó, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski
The match kicks off at 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Sunday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
LONG LIVE THE BARÇA!
