With the current fitness situation at FC Barcelona, you kind of have two subcategories of injuries: the guys who will be back before too long, in Ronald Araujo (hamstring), Lamine Yamal (ankle) and Ferran Torres (hamstring). And the second category is, naturally, players who won't be back for a long time, and that list consists of Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal (both … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News vs Brest: Araujo, Fati, Yamal, Torres
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FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Celta Vigo
FC Barcelona get the season resuming after the international break party started with a trip to Celta Vigo on Saturday night. Will this be a get right game for the Blaugranes? They certainly went into the November FIFA window on the wrong foot, having lost to Real Sociedad on the other side of this international period. While yes, the Catalan club has an injury crisis on … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Celta Vigo
FC Barcelona Team News at Celta Vigo: Yamal, Torres, Garcia, Lewandowski
Happy return to club play FC Barcelona supporters! Will Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Eric Garcia and Ferran Torres all be passed fit to feature at Celta Vigo? Well, perhaps manager Hansi Flick will shed some light on that later this week when he meets the media. But in the meantime, we'll run through the aforementioned quartet, as well as the rest of the walking wounded … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News at Celta Vigo: Yamal, Torres, Garcia, Lewandowski
FC Barcelona Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Real Sociedad
FC Barcelona thrashed Red Star Belgrade 5-2 in midweek, but the big win included a very ugly moment- Pau Cubarsi leaving the pitch with blood streaming down his face. The Barcelona defender was literally kicked in the face, as part of a reckless challenge by the Serbian's side Uroš Spajic. After the UEFA Champions League match, Barca boss Hansi Flick said that Cubarsí was … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Real Sociedad
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Red Star Belgrade (Champions League)
FC Barcelona are obviously heavily favored to beat Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday night, and for good reason. Barcelona are absolutely rolling right now, and they will look to keep their red hot form going in continental competition. Meanwhile Red Star Belgrade are way down near the bottom of the (expanded this year) UEFA Champions League standings. On paper this should be a … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Red Star Belgrade (Champions League)
FC Barcelona Team News at Red Star Belgrade: Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia
Ferran Torres missed FC Barcelona's win over Espanyol yesterday due to reasons that go beyond fitness/injury. While he was set to miss fifth straight game on Sunday, due to a hamstring injury, he had still been with the team on match day. That changed yesterday, and Barcelona manager Hansi Flick explained why. "I completely understand why Ferran Torres didn’t come to the … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News at Red Star Belgrade: Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction vs Espanyol
Reports abound that FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick will rotate his squad for the Catalonia derby versus Espanyol on Sunday. After all, there needs to be come emotional and mental rest after what was a resoundingly triumphant El Clasico last weekend. Of course, the starting lineup will still be pretty strong, and include some of the first team regulars. … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction vs Espanyol
FC Barcelona Team News vs Espanyol: Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres
Wow! What an El Clasico that was for Blaugranes supporters everywhere! You can't ask for a better result, with both style and substance, than that. Now comes another derby, this one back at home vs Espanyol. Central defender Eric Garcia could come back into the squad for this one, as he seems to be recovering from an unspecified muscular injury which has forced him to miss the … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News vs Espanyol: Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Alaves
FC Barcelona responded pretty well in midweek, to their first La Liga loss of the season. After falling 4-2 to Osasuna last weekend, the Blaugranes recovered fully enough to take it out on Swiss side Young Boys, and utterly destroy them, by the score of 5-0. Now comes a return to domestic competition, and with it a clash at Alaves, which could end up being trickier than you … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction at Alaves
FC Barcelona Team News at Alaves: Inigo Martinez, Eric Garcia, Frenkie De Jong
There are only two possible changes to the FC Barcelona squad that will play at Alaves on Sunday. Inigo Martinez is an injury doubt, in his own words, so we'll see if his passes his late fitness test or not. Elsewhere Eric Garcia was suspended for the 5-0 rout of Young Boys on Tuesday night, so having missed out in midweek, he'll be fresh and sharp for this one. Beyond … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Team News at Alaves: Inigo Martinez, Eric Garcia, Frenkie De Jong