{"id":40683,"date":"2025-08-15T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/mallorca-fc-barcelona-flick-team-starts-title-defense_314131_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:31:26","slug":"mallorca-fc-barcelona-flick-team-starts-title-defense_314131_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/laliga\/mallorca-fc-barcelona-flick-team-starts-title-defense_314131_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Mallorca vs FC Barcelona: Flick’s team starts the title defense in LaLiga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a begins its second season under Hansi Flick with the difficult mission of surpassing the fantastic performance of the previous year. Mallorca will be their first rival<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The wait to see the FC Barcelona<\/strong> back in action for points has ended. This Saturday, from 7:30 p.m. at Son Moix, the team led by Hansi Flick<\/strong> debuts in LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26<\/strong> against Jagoba Arrasate<\/strong>‘s Mallorca<\/strong>. The ‘cul\u00e9s’ begin the defense of the title with their sights set on revalidating the national treble and going for the Champions League.<\/p>

After a fantastic 24\/25 season, where Bar\u00e7a crushed Real Madrid in the head-to-head in La Liga, Copa and Supercopa<\/strong>, the team begins its journey in the new season with some new faces and the intact base of the squad that dominated Spanish football with an iron fist the previous year.<\/p>

With Lamine Yamal<\/strong> consolidated as a franchise player and the best footballer in the world today, Bar\u00e7a aspires to win everything in 2026<\/strong>. The first step will be to defeat Mallorca, a rival with many doubts in the formation of its starting XI, but always competitive.<\/p>

Doubts, certainties and possible surprises of Flick’s Bar\u00e7a against Mallorca<\/span><\/p>

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The FC Barcelona XI in the 2025 Joan Gamper Trophy<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Bar\u00e7a, on the other hand, arrives in great footballing form for the league premiere. The ‘azulgrana’ team closed the preseason with full of victories in its four summer friendlies<\/strong>. Three on the Asian tour and the ‘manita’ against the Italian Como in the Gamper. The balance was 20 goals in favor and only 4 against, maintaining the vertical, offensive and forceful game that was key to success in 24\/25.<\/p>

Lamine, with 4 goals, was the ‘Pichichi’ of the preseason and aims to become the leader of the new Bar\u00e7a. The player from Matar\u00f3, now with the ’10’ on his back, will seek to start LaLiga by scoring for the first time<\/a> in his short career. In principle, the 18-year-old winger should share the offensive trident with Raphinha and Marcus Rashford, as long as the Englishman is registered in time.<\/p>

The club has room to register players until the delegate hands over the list of starters and substitutes to the main referee. Usually, this occurs about an hour before the start of the match. Thanks to the millions entered by the transfer of Francisco Trincao<\/a> (Sporting CP paid 11 million for his card), it is likely that the ’14’ will be registered on Saturday.<\/p>

If Hansi Flick prefers not to count on ‘Rashy’ from the start, Ferran Torres<\/strong> should be the ‘9’ for ‘cul\u00e9s’ in Mallorca. Robert Lewandowski<\/strong> is a confirmed absence due to muscular problems, the only absence due to injury for the ‘cul\u00e9s’ in their league premiere.<\/p>

As things stand, it is likely that Bar\u00e7a will take to Son Moix with Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong> in goal; Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> and Alejandro Balde<\/strong> on the flanks; Ronald Araujo<\/strong> in the center of defense alongside Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> and Frenkie de Jong<\/strong> as pivot. Pedri<\/strong> and Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> should complete the midfield, with Lamine<\/strong> and Raphinha<\/strong> as wingers and Rashford<\/strong> or Ferran<\/strong> as area reference.<\/p>