Hansi Flick's squad list for the Spanish Super Cup

Fútbol Club Barcelona announced the list of 24 players called up for the 2026 Spanish Super Cup. The Catalan team will compete for the first trophy of the season at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Arabia, starting with the semifinal against Athletic Club this Wednesday, January 07 at 20:00 CEST.

Regarding the last league match, Hansi Flick **welcomes back Ronald Araujo.** The center-back had been out due to a sharp dip in morale since late November and returns after missing a total of seven official matches. Only **Andreas Christensen** and **Gavi** are out due to injury.

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Call-Up - Spanish Super Cup 2026

🧤 GOALKEEPERS:

1. (#01). Marc André ter Stegen
2. (#13). Joan García
3. (#25). Wojciech Szczesny

🛡️ DEFENDERS:

1. (#03). Alejandro Balde
2. (#04). Ronald Araujo
3. (#05). Pau Cubarsí
4. (#18). Gerard Martín
5. (#23). Jules Koundé
6. (#24). Eric García
7. (#26) Jofre Torrents

🧠 MIDFIELDERS:

1. (#08). Pedri González
2. (#16). Fermín López
3. (#17). Marc Casadó
4. (#21). Frenkie de Jong
5. (#20). Dani Olmo
6. (#22). Marc Bernal
7. (#27). Dro Fernández
8. (#43). Tommy Marqués

🚀 FORWARDS:

1. (#07). Ferran Torres
2. (#09). Robert Lewandowski
3. (#10). Lamine Yamal
4. (#11). Raphinha
5. (#14) Marcus Rashford
6. (#28) Roony Bardghji

This is Barça's infirmary

🩹 INJURED:

1. (#06). Gavi
2. (#15). Andreas Christensen

Thus, Hansi Flick will not be able to count on a total of 2 players for the eighteenth matchday of LaLiga. Gavi and Andreas Christensen remain sidelined due to injury.

The Dane will be out indefinitely after suffering a partial tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament prior to the visit to Villarreal on December 20. In Gavi's case, he will be out until at least mid-February, after undergoing surgery for his right meniscus at the end of last September.

Barça defends the title and goes for its 16th Spanish Super Cup

For Barcelona, 2026 will mark their twenty-eighth participation in the Spanish Super Cup, and their seventh consecutive. The Catalans are defending the title obtained in the previous edition against Real Madrid (2-5) and are going for their sixteenth crown, their third with the current format played via a 'final four' in Arabia

The Barça team won 10 of the last 21 editions of the Super Cup, thus consolidating themselves as the tournament's top winner. Real Madrid follows with 12 titles, while their Wednesday rival, Athletic, completes the podium with just 3 trophies. The last one won by the 'lions' was in 2021, precisely against Barça in Seville (2-3 in extra time).