Club Brugge vs FC Barcelona: Confirmed Lineups - Champions 25/26

OFFICIAL: The starting lineups for Hansi Flick's Barcelona and Nicky Hayden's Bruges for today's match, Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM, have now been confirmed

Hansi Flick goes with the same league XI against Elche. Ronald Araujo remains in the center of defense alongside Eric García, while Marc Casadó replaces Pedri González in midfield. Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford once again form the Blaugrana attacking trident alongside Ferran Torres

Next, we review the starting elevens, the benches with the substitutes, and the injured and suspended players for FC Barcelona and Club Brugge for the match on the fourth matchday of the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League league stage.

FC Barcelona vs. Bruges Starting Lineup

Hansi Flick introduces up to 2 changes compared to the XI that faced Real Madrid.

Barça's starting XI (OFFICIAL):

1. (#25, P) Szczesny
2. (#23) Jules Koundé
3. (#04) Ronald Araujo
4. (#24) Eric García
5. (#03) Alejandro Balde
6. (#17) Marc Casadó
7. (#21) Frenkie de Jong
8. (#16) Fermín López
9. (#10) Lamine Yamal
10. (#14) Marcus Rashford
11. (#07) Ferran Torres

Bench (substitute players):

1. (#31, P) Diego Kochen
2. (#33, P) Eder Aller
3. (#05) Pau Cubarsí
4. (#09) Robert Lewandowski
5. (#18) Gerard Martín
6. (#20) Dani Olmo
7. (#22) Marc Bernal
8. (#26) Jofre Torrents
9. (#27) Dro Fernández
10. (#28) Roony Bardghji
11. (#42) Xavi Espart

Absences (injured players):

1. (#01, P) Marc-André ter Stegen
2. (#06) Gavi
3. (#08) Pedri
4. (#11) Raphinha
5. (#13, P) Joan García
6. (#15) Andreas Christensen

Players sanctioned:

1. None

Club Brugge vs. FC Barcelona starting lineup

• Club Brugge starting XI: Jackers; Sabbe, Mechele, Ordóñez, Seys; Onyeedika, Stankovic, Vanaken; Tzolis, Forbs, and Tresoldi.
• Club Brugge bench: Fortin (GK), De Fougerolles, Audoor, Rodes, Moutha-Sebtaoui, Koto, Acquah, Hrncar, Vermant, Berte, Kadiri.
• Injured: Simon Mignolet, Bjorn Meijer, Ludovit Reis.
• Suspended: None.

Club Brugge, for their part, take to the field with Jackers in goal and a back four made up of the Mechele-Ordóñez pairing in the center, while Sabbe and Seys will once again be the full-backs at the Jan Breydel Stadium. 

Stankovic and Vanaken appear as the two defensive pivots, with Audoor lending a hand in marking. Tzolis and Forbs will be the wingers, with **Nicolò Tresoldi** up front. The Italian striker, naturalized German, has scored 6 goals this season for Nicky Hayden's team, one of them in the Champions League.

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