FC Barcelona vs Valencia: Possible lineups for the match - LaLiga 2024-25

FC Barcelona and Valencia CF will face each other this Sunday, January 26, 2025, on matchday 21 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025. Next, we review the likely starting formation, the substitutes bench, and the injured and suspended players of Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona for the match against Valencia. 

For the match, Hansi Flick will not be able to count on Dani Olmo, who suffered a strain in the soleus of his right leg before the Champions League clash against Benfica. Regarding the match in Montjuïc, Iñaki Peña is expected to return to the XI, having been a substitute on Tuesday in Lisbon. Other players who could also enter the lineup against the 'che' team are Frenkie de Jong and Eric García, both performing well coming off the bench against Benfica. However, the need for Barça to recover ground in La Liga suggests few rotations this Sunday. In addition to Olmo, Ter Stegen, Iñigo Martínez, and Marc Bernal are still out due to injury.

Possible lineup of FC Barcelona against Valencia

• Starting XI: (13, P) Iñaki Peña; (23) Koundé, (2) Pau Cubarsí, (4) Araujo, (3) Balde; (17) Casadó, (8) Pedri, (6) Gavi; (19) Lamine Yamal, (11) Raphinha, (9) Lewandowski.
• Bench: (25) Szczesny; (26, P) Astralaga; (7) Ferran Torres; (10) Ansu Fati; (14) Pablo Torre; (15) Christensen; (16) Fermín López; (18) Pau Víctor; (21) Frenkie De Jong; (24) Eric García; (32) Héctor Fort; (35) Gerard Martín; (36) S. Domínguez.
• Injured: (1) Ter Stegen; (28) Marc Bernal; (5) Iñigo Martínez; (20) Dani Olmo.
• Suspended: None.

Barça comes off a draw in matchday 20 against Getafe (1-1) and has not won a league match in Montjuïc since November 3 (3-1 against Espanyol). The culés have only managed one victory in the following eight matchdays of the tournament, with four defeats and three draws. They will face a Valencia team that, in the last match, barely achieved its third victory of the tournament (1-0 against Real Sociedad), but remains in the relegation zone and therefore needs to accumulate points as soon as possible.

Possible lineup of Valencia against FC Barcelona

• Starting XI: Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Tárrega, Gasiorowski, Gayà; Javi Guerra, Barrenechea; López, Almeida, Rioja; Hugo Duro.
• Bench:  (coming soon)
• Injured: Mouctar Diakhaby, Thierry Correia.
• Suspended: Christian Mosquera.