The starting lineups for Hansi Flick's Barça and Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis for today's match, Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 6:30 PM, have now been confirmed

Below, we review the starting elevens, the benches with the substitutes, and the injured and suspended players for FC Barcelona and Real Betis for the match on matchday 15 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025-2026.

FC Barcelona Starting Lineup

Hansi Flick makes three changes from the XI against Atlético. The most notable are the inclusions of Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji in attack, alongside Lamine Yamal. Ferran Torres plays as '9' instead of Robert Lewandowski. Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong will also be substitutes at La Cartuja

At the back, the central pairing of Pau Cubarsí and Gerard Marttín is maintained. Eric García also repeats as a pivot, accompanying Pedri in midfield. Balde and Koundé are again the full-backs, while Joan García remains in goal.

  1. (#13, P) Joan García
  2. (#23) Jules Koundé
  3. (#05) Pau Cubarsí
  4. (#18) Gerard Martín
  5. (#03) Alejandro Balde
  6. (#24) Eric García
  7. (#08) Pedri
  8. (#14) Marcus Rashford
  9. (#10) Lamine Yamal
  10. (#28) Roony Bardghji
  11. (#07) Ferran Torres

FC Barcelona Bench (substitute players)

  1. (#25, G) Szczesny
  2. (#33, G) Eder Aller
  3. (#09) Robert Lewandowski
  4. (#11) Raphinha
  5. (#15) Christensen
  6. (#16) Fermín López
  7. (#17) Marc Casadó
  8. (#21) Frenkie de Jong
  9. (#22) Marc Bernal
  10. (#26) Jofre Torrents
  11. (#27) Dro Fernández
  12. (#43) Tommy Marqués

FC Barcelona Injured Players (Absences)

  1. (#01, P) Marc-André ter Stegen
  2. (#04) Ronald Araujo
  3. (#06) Gavi
  4. (#20) Dani Olmo

FC Barcelona Players Sanctioned

  1. None

Real Betis vs. FC Barcelona Starting Lineup

  • Betis XI: Vallés; Ruibal, Bartra, Natan, Valentín Gómez; Altimira, Marc Roca, Fornals; Antony, Abde, and Cucho Hernández.
  • Betis Bench: Adrián (GK), Rodríguez, Llorente, Ortiz, Firpo, Deossa, Lo Celso, López, Riquelme, García, Bakambu, Ávila.
  • Injured: Isco Alarcón, Sofian Amrabat, and Héctor Bellerín.
  • Suspended: None.

Betis, for their part, arrive at matchday 15 of LaLiga in good form, with only one loss in the last 10 matchdays (0-2 against Atlético) and most of their starting players available, with the exception of Isco Alarcón and Sofian Amrabat. Both were injured in an unusual clash during a Europa League match and have not managed to recover in time to host Barça.

**The former Barça player Héctor Bellerín** will also not be available. Manuel Pellegrini keeps Vallés in goal, while Bartra and Natan will be the center-backs. Ruibal and Valentín Gómez will play on the wings, along with Altimira and Marc Roca in the double pivotFurther ahead, Pablo Fornals repeats, while the Brazilian Antony and the also ex-Barça Ez Abde will be the wingers. Up front will be Cucho Hernández as the '9'. In their last two league matches against Barça, Betis managed two draws.