Barcelona vs Oviedo: return home with extra pressure for Flick's team

FC Barcelona returns to action this Sunday, January 25th, in LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26, hosting Real Oviedo. After the loss in the previous matchday against Real Sociedad, Hansi Flick's team must win to regain the lead, which has temporarily passed to Real Madrid on Saturday after their victory in Villarreal (0-2).

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Barça defeated Slavia Prague (2-4) in the Champions League on Wednesday and is now a couple of points behind Madrid in the League. However, a victory at the **Spotify Camp Nou** against the bottom team in the tournament will return the Catalans to the top, a position they have held since matchday 15, after overcoming a 5-point deficit.

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Facing them will be an Oviedo that has gone 13 league matches without a win (7 draws, 6 losses) and boasts the worst offense in the tournament with just 11 goals scored in 20 games. Guillermo Almada's team has only secured a couple of wins in the tournament, with 13 points, and after a 25-year absence from the top flight, they have a very difficult time avoiding relegation this 2026.

Barça seeks to resume another winning streak in LaLiga

Before the loss at Anoeta against Real Sociedad, Barça matched its best streak of consecutive league wins (9) with Hansi Flick on the bench, a run that allowed them to be winter champions with a 4-point leadNow, the blaugrana squad seeks to start another winning streak, returning to the Spotify Camp Nou where they last played on December 13, 2025, against Osasuna (2-0)

In the first round, **Barça had a perfect home record in 9 matches**, 4 of them played at the Camp Nou. The team has scored 28 goals and conceded only 5 at home this season in the Spanish First Division, making them the best home team in the league.

The Catalans also maintain the best offense in LaLiga with 54 goals (2.7 per game) and face the second-worst defense so far (31). Oviedo is coming off a loss in Pamplona against **Osasuna** (3-2) and, prior to that, drew three consecutive matches against **Celta** (0-0), **Alavés** (1-1), and **Betis** (1-1)

Hansi Flick will rotate again against Oviedo

Ronald Araujo and Pau Cubarsí during Oviedo-Barça (1-3)

In the first leg, Barça defeated the Asturians (1-3) with goals from Eric García, Robert Lewandowski, and Ronald Araujo. The latter two are expected to start this Sunday, while Eric could rest, as could Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde.

In principle, Hansi Flick could rotate in defense, with **Joao Cancelo** playing his first home game and Araujo returning to the XI two months later. Pau Cubarsí and Gerard Martín are poised to start, as is Joan García.

In the midfield, Pedri's injury absence would open the door for Dani Olmo, who could join Frenkie de Jong and Fermín López in the engine room. In attack, Lewandowski will also take advantage of Ferran Torres' injury to presumably partner Lamine Yamal and Raphinha

Oviedo's first visit to the Camp Nou in 25 years

For their part, Oviedo will try to make history on their first visit to Spotify Camp Nou after 25 years away from the elite of Spanish football. On their last visit to the Barça temple, the Asturian team surprised with **a victory (0-1) on May 27, 2001**.

At that time, Radomir Antic was managing Oviedo and Carles Rexach was on the Barça bench. Jaime de Urríes scored the winning goal for the visitors, although the 'Carbayones' failed to avoid relegation. In the league, Barça has not lost at home since 05/18/25, against Villarreal (2-3) with the title decided a date earlier in Cornellà.

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