FC Barcelona and Real Oviedo will face each other this Sunday in the 2025-26 LaLiga EA Sports at Spotify Camp Nou (16:15 CEST), for the twenty-first matchday of the tournament. Hansi Flick's team arrives with four players out due to injury for the first home game of the year.

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

Possible Barça Starting XI against Oviedo

  1. (#13, P) Joan García
  2. (#02) Joao Cancelo
  3. (#04) Ronald Araujo
  4. (#05) Pau Cubarsí
  5. (#18) Gerard Martín
  6. (#21) Frenkie de Jong
  7. (#20) Dani Olmo
  8. (#16) Fermín López
  9. (#10) Lamine Yamal
  10. (#11) Raphinha
  11. (#09) Robert Lewandowski

Barça Bench (substitute players)

  1. (#25, G) Szczesny
  2. (#31, G) Diego Kochen
  3. (#03) Alejandro Balde
  4. (#14) Marcus Rashford
  5. (#17) Marc Casadó
  6. (#19) Roony Bardghji
  7. (#22) Marc Bernal
  8. (#23) Jules Koundé
  9. (#24) Eric García
  10. (#26) Jofre Torrents
  11. (#41) Juan Hernández
  12. (#43) Toomy Marqués

Injured Barça Players

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

Sanctioned Barça players:

  1. None.

Flick's Potential Surprises and Tactical Variations Against Real Oviedo

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

In principle, **Hansi Flick** plans to make several adjustments to his XI against Slavia Prague. **Pedri and Ferran Torres** are out due to injury. Therefore, Dani Olmo could take the '8' position alongside **Frenkie de Jong**, while **Ronald Araujo** and **Joao Cancelo** are set to be in the XI, forming an unprecedented defense with Pau Cubarsí and Alejandro Balde

Goalkeeping and defense

  • Joan García will be in goal, while Joao Cancelo and Gerard Martín are poised to be the full-backs. In the center of defense, Ronald Araujo and Pau Cubarsí are expected to return to the core. This would allow Eric García, Jules Koundé, and Alejandro Balde a rest day. Szczesny and 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. Marc Casadó and Marc Bernal return to the bench. Dro Fernández is ruled out due to his imminent departure. Pedri is out injured.

Forward:

  • In attack, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha would complete the Blaugrana attack alongside Robert Lewandowski, while Roony Bardghji would return to the bench along with Marcus Rashford. Ferran Torres is out due to injury.

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

Currently, only three players are out due to significant injuries. Pablo Gavi continues his recovery from knee surgery and could return to action by the end of February. Andreas Christensen suffered a partial cruciate ligament tear before the trip to Villarreal and is expected to be out for four or more months

Ferran Torres, for his part, suffered an **injury to the semimembranosus muscle in his right leg** during the league match against Real Sociedad (2-1) and will be out for at least another week. Pedri González, for his part, will spend a month in the infirmary after suffering an injury to his right hamstring on Wednesday against Slavia Prague (2-4).

Possible Real Oviedo Lineup Against Barcelona

  • Probable XI: Escandell; Ahijado, Costas, , Eric Bailly; Allhassane, Colombatto, Sibo; Alberto Reina, Chaira, Brekalo; Fede Viñas.
  • Probable bench: Moldovan (GK), Calvo, Carmo, Luengo, López, Fonseca, Dedonker, Cazorla, Ilic, Agudín, Borbas, Forés.
  • Injured: Ovie Ejaria.
  • Suspended: None.

For their part, Oviedo arrive at the Camp Nou in a very complex situation. Guillermo Almada's team is last in the table and has gone almost four months without a win in the League (1-2 against Valencia on September 30), with a streak of 13 games (7 draws and 6 losses) without a win and boasting the worst offense in the tournament (only 11 goals in 20 matchdays).

In principle, the Asturians will come out with **Aarón Escandell** in goal and the usual full-backs, Lucas Ahijado and Rahin Allhassane. Captain **David Costas** and the experienced **Eric Bailly** would be in the center of defense, while the Sibo-Colombatto duo should remain in the defensive double pivot.

As attacking midfielder will be **Alberto Reina**, while Chaira and Brekalo could be the wingers. **Fede Viñas will be the '9'** of a team that will visit the culé temple for the first time in 25 years, since January 7, 2001 (a 2-3 victory). In 83 encounters between the two, the balance favors Barça with 47 wins, 12 draws, and 24 losses