{"id":4928,"date":"2025-09-16T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/hansi-flick-maintains-two-doubts-in-his-newcastle-barcelona-xi_314710_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:15","slug":"hansi-flick-maintains-two-doubts-in-his-newcastle-barcelona-xi_314710_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/hansi-flick-maintains-two-doubts-in-his-newcastle-barcelona-xi_314710_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Hansi Flick maintains two doubts in the Newcastle-Bar\u00e7a lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a visits Newcastle in their Champions League debut and will do so with some adjustments to their lineup. Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski could return to Hansi Flick’s XI<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Hansi Flick<\/strong> is preparing at least two changes in his lineup against Newcastle<\/strong> compared to Sunday’s thrashing against Valencia (6-0). FC Barcelona<\/strong> debuts in the Champions League<\/strong> this Thursday with Frenkie de Jong<\/strong> back, but doubts about the physical condition of Lamine Yamal<\/strong> and the confirmed absences of Gavi<\/strong> and Alejandro Balde<\/strong>, both injured.<\/p>

The ’10’ continues on the sidelines<\/a> and everything seems to indicate that he will not even travel to Newcastle with the squad. This is thinking about continuing his recovery process for the injury in the pubis. Gavi, on the other hand, continues to have discomfort in his right knee, while Balde still has at least one more week of rest due to an injury in his left biceps femoris.<\/p>

Frenkie de Jong will only start if he is 100% physically fit<\/h2>
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Frenkie de Jong in the match between FC Barcelona and Vissel Kobe in the Asian preseason 25\/26<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Who will be available on Thursday is Frenkie de Jong. The Dutchman returned to training on Monday<\/a> and trained normally before the trip to England. If Flick considers that the ’21’ is 100% physically fit, it is very likely that the Arkel native will return as a midfielder, accompanying Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>.<\/p>

De Jong missed the match against Levante (paternity leave) and was also out against Valencia due to a minor injury in his right leg, near the gluteus. Marc Casad\u00f3<\/a> replaced him in both matches and, if the coaching staff believes that the Dutchman’s starting position would be an unnecessary risk, the ’17’ will once again occupy the position of defensive pivot.<\/p>

Marc Bernal<\/a> is also ready to add minutes, after his notable return against Valencia. Although he was only on the field for ten minutes, the Berga native gave himself the luxury of assisting Robert Lewandowski to close Bar\u00e7a’s thrashing.<\/p>