FC Barcelona announced the list of 22 players called up for the match this Tuesday against Chelsea. The Catalan team will play their third away game in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, this time at the legendary Stamford Bridge stadium.
Hansi Flick welcomes back Frenkie de Jong and Marcus Rashford for the clash against Chelsea. The Dutch midfielder returns after serving a suspension, and the English winger, after recovering from flu symptoms that kept him out of the last match. This afternoon, once they land in the UK capital, Flick and Raphinha will address the media in the official pre-match press conference.
FC Barcelona vs Chelsea Call-up - Champions League 2025/26
🧤 GOALKEEPERS:
- (#13). Joan García
- (#25). Wojciech Szczesny
- (#31). Diego Kochen
🛡️ DEFENDERS:
- (#03). Alejandro Balde
- (#04). Ronald Araujo
- (#05). Pau Cubarsí
- (#15). Andreas Christensen
- (#18). Gerard Martín
- (#23). Jules Koundé
- (#24). Eric García
🧠 MIDFIELDERS:
- (#16). Fermín López
- (#17). Marc Casadó
- (#20). Dani Olmo
- (#21). Frenkie de Jong
- (#22). Marc Bernal
- (#27). Dro Fernández
🚀 FORWARDS:
- (#07). Ferran Torres
- (#09). Robert Lewandowski
- (#10). Lamine Yamal
- (#11). Raphinha
- (#14). Marcus Rashford
- (#28) Roony Bardghji
This is Barça's infirmary
🩹 INJURED:
- (#01). Marc André ter Stegen
- (#06). Gavi
- (#08). Pedri González
Thus, Hansi Flick will not be able to count on a total of 3 players for the fifth matchday of the Champions League due to physical problems. In addition to Pedri, Gavi and Ter Stegen are still sidelined. The German hopes to return in December. The midfielder, on the other hand, is ruled out until February 2026 at the earliest.
Barça seeks third league stage victory
For Barcelona, the visit to London represents the possibility of adding another victory, their third in the Champions League, a result that could place the team within the TOP-8 of the overall standings. At the moment, the Catalans are eleventh with 7 points.
Flick's team is coming off a draw in Bruges on the previous matchday and also earned 3 points last Saturday in the league, thrashing Athletic 4-0 in the long-awaited return to the Spotify Camp Nou.