Slavia Prague and FC Barcelona will face each other this Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 at the Eden Arena (21:00 CEST), for the seventh matchday of the tournament. Hansi Flick's team arrives with three players out due to injury and one player suspended.

We review the possible starting lineup, the substitute bench, and the injured and suspended players for Hansi Flick's Barcelona for the match against Slavia Prague. Complete analysis!

Possible Barça Starting XI against Slavia Prague

  1. (#13, P) Joan García
  2. (#23) Jules Koundé
  3. (#24) Eric García
  4. (#05) Pau Cubarsí
  5. (#03) Alejandro Balde
  6. (#21) Frenkie de Jong
  7. (#20) Dani Olmo
  8. (#16) Fermín López
  9. (#11) Raphinha
  10. (#19) Roony Bardghji
  11. (#09) Robert Lewandowski

Barça Bench (substitute players)

  1. (#25, G) Szczesny
  2. (#31, G) Diego Kochen
  3. (#02) Joao Cancelo
  4. (#04) Ronald Araujo
  5. (#08) Pedri
  6. (#14) Marcus Rashford
  7. (#17) Marc Casadó
  8. (#18) Gerard Martín
  9. (#22) Marc Bernal
  10. (#26) Jofre Torrents

Injured Barça Players

  1. (#06) Gavi
  2. (#07) Ferran Torres
  3. (#15) Andreas Christensen

Sanctioned Barça players:

  1. (#10) Lamine Yamal.

Possible surprises and tactical variations from Flick against Slavia Prague

Roony Bardghji during Real Madrid-Barça (2-1)

In principle, Hansi Flick plans to make three changes from the XI against Real Sociedad. Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski should return to the attacking trident alongside Roony Bardghji, while Dani Olmo would drop back to midfield alongside Frenkie de Jong, with Fermín López as an attacking midfielder.

Goalkeeping and defense

  • Joan García will be in goal, while Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde would be the full-backs. In the center of defense, Eric García and Pau Cubarsí should return to the axis. Joao Cancelo will be available on the bench along with Ronald Araujo. Szczesny and Diego Kochen will be the substitute goalkeepers.

Midfield:

  • As a pivot, Frenkie de Jong is set to be Dani Olmo's partner in midfield, while Fermín López would be the team's attacking midfielder. Pedri, feeling discomfort after the visit to Real Sociedad, would go to the bench along with Marc Bernal and Marc Casadó. Dro Fernández is ruled out due to his imminent departure.

Forward:

  • In attack, Raphinha and Roony Bardghji would complete the Blaugrana attack alongside Robert Lewandowski. Lamine Yamal is out due to suspension, while Ferran Torres also did not travel due to muscular discomfort. Marcus Rashford would be the only offensive option available. 

Barça Absences: Which players will miss the match against Slavia Prague due to injury?

Currently, only three players are out due to significant injuries. Pablo Gavi is continuing his recovery from knee surgery and could return to action in mid-February. Andreas Christensen suffered a partial cruciate ligament tear before the trip to Villarreal and is expected to be out for four or more monthsFerran Torres, for his part, is out as a precaution after leaving Anoeta with hamstring discomfort. The 'Shark' ultimately stayed in Catalonia and hopes to be back for the match against Oviedo next Sunday

Possible Slavia Prague lineup against Barcelona

  • Probable XI: Stanek; Moses, Chaloupec, Zima, Mbodji; Zafeiris, Sadílek; Provod, Doudera, Sanyang; Chory.
  • Bench: Markovic (G), Ogbu, Boril, Holes, Vlcek, Hashioka, Jelinek, Cham, Toula, Kusej, Prekop, Chytil.
  • Injured: None.
  • Suspended: None.

Jindrich Trpisovsky's team, for their part, arrive with their full arsenal available, but more than a month without playing official matches. The Czech league will only resume action on the last weekend of January, due to the low winter temperatures in the region

Slavia Prague has barely accumulated 3 points in the group stage, the result of 3 draws and 3 losses. Barring any last-minute surprises, the starting XI against Barça will likely be very similar to the one from matchday 4, against Athletic at home (0-0).

The Czechs played three friendlies before the match against the Blaugrana team, with a loss against **Basel** (4-3), a draw against German **Karlsruher** (1-1), and a win against Norwegian **Brann** (2-1).

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