{"id":52665,"date":"2026-01-02T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/espanyol-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-laliga_315658_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:39:07","slug":"espanyol-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-laliga_315658_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/espanyol-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-laliga_315658_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Espanyol vs Barcelona: probable lineups and absences for the LaLiga match"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Espanyol and Barcelona face each other this Saturday for matchday 18 of LaLiga at the RCDE Stadium. We review the possible lineups and absences of both teams<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><b>RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona<\/b> face each other this Saturday in <strong>LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26<\/strong> at the RCDE Stadium (9:00 PM CEST), for the eighteenth matchday of the tournament. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team arrives with three players out due to injury, including Ronald Araujo, who is still not at full fitness despite returning to training this week.<\/p>  <p>We review the <strong>possible starting lineup, the substitute bench, and the injured and suspended players for Hansi Flick&#8217;s Barcelona<\/strong> for the match against Espanyol, the first official match of 2026. Complete analysis!<\/p>  <h2>Possible Bar\u00e7a Starting XI against Espanyol<\/h2>  <ol> <li>(#13, P) Joan Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t<li>(#23) Jules Kound\u00e9<\/li> \t<li>(#05) Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/li> \t<li>(#18) Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/li> \t<li>(#03) Alejandro Balde<\/li> \t<li>(#24) Eric Garc\u00eda<\/li> \t<li>(#21) Frenkie de Jong&nbsp;<\/li> \t<li>(#08) Pedri<\/li> \t<li>(#10) Lamine Yamal<\/li> \t<li>(#11) Raphinha<\/li> \t<li>(#09) Robert Lewandowski<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Bar\u00e7a Bench (substitute players)<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>(#01, P) Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/li> \t<li>(#25, P) Szczesny<\/li> \t<li>(#07) Ferran Torres<\/li> \t<li>(#14) Marcus Rashford<\/li> \t<li>(#16) Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/li> \t<li>(#17) Marc Casad\u00f3<\/li> \t<li>(#20) Dani Olmo<\/li> \t<li>(#22) Marc Bernal<\/li> \t<li>(#26) Jofre Torrents<\/li> \t<li>(#27) Dro Fern\u00e1ndez<\/li> \t<li>(#28) Roony Bardghji<\/li> \t<li>(#43)&nbsp;Tommy Marqu\u00e9s<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Injured Bar\u00e7a Players<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>(#04) Ronald Araujo.<\/li> \t<li>(#06) Gavi<\/li> \t<li>(#15) Andreas Christensen<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Sanctioned Bar\u00e7a players:<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>&nbsp;None.<\/li> <\/ol> <h2>Flick&#8217;s Potential Surprises and Tactical Variations Against Espanyol<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lamine Yamal and Pedri enter the FIFA The Best 2025 Ideal XI\" data-id=\"1535340\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/fcbn-aa46c0ff04ae16ee528dc836d2b10bad.jpeg\" title=\"Lamine Yamal and Pedri enter the FIFA The Best 2025 Ideal XI\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Lamine Yamal and Pedri enter the FIFA The Best 2025 Ideal XI<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>In principle, Hansi Flick plans to make a couple of adjustments to his XI against Villarreal (0-2), with Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez returning as an attacking midfielder. Robert Lewandowski could also return to the attack in place of Ferran Torres<\/p>  <p><strong>Goalkeeping and defense<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p><strong>Joan Garc\u00eda&nbsp;<\/strong>will be in goal, while&nbsp;<b>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/b>&nbsp;and Alejandro Balde would be the full-backs. In the center of defense, Pau Cubars\u00ed and Gerard Mart\u00edn should remain in the middle. <strong>Ronald Araujo<\/strong>&nbsp;is still out. Marc Casad\u00f3 and Jofre Torrents would await their chance on the bench. Ter Stegen will be a substitute along with Szczesny.<\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Midfield:<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p>As a pivot, <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> is set to be Frenkie de Jong&#8217;s partner in midfield, while Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez would be the team&#8217;s attacking midfielder instead of Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez. Marc Bernal could get minutes in the second half, as could Ferm\u00edn. Dani Olmo returns to the squad after a month out.<\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>Forward:<\/strong><\/p>  <ul> <li> \t<p>In attack, <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong> and <b>Raphinha would complete the Blaugrana attack alongside <strong>Robert Lewandowski<\/strong>. Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji would be substitutes this Saturday, as would Marcus Rashford. The Swede, however, is doubtful after missing Friday&#8217;s training session.<\/b><\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><b>Bar\u00e7a Absences: Which players will miss the duel against Espanyol due to injury?<\/b><\/h2>  <p>Currently, only two players are out due to significant injuries. Pablo Gavi continues his recovery from knee surgery and could return to action in mid-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.<\/p>  <p>Ronald Araujo, for his part, returned to training this week at the Ciutat Esportiva, but he is not yet at peak physical condition to play. The &#8216;charr\u00faa&#8217; is aiming for the Spanish Super Cup next week to return to an official squad, something that hasn&#8217;t happened since November 25<\/p>  <h2><b>Possible Espanyol Lineup Against Barcelona<\/b><\/h2>  <ul> <li> <b><strong>Probable XI<\/strong><\/b>: Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Pol Lozano, Gonz\u00e1lez, Exp\u00f3sito; Pere Milla, Dolan; Roberto Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/li> \t<li> <b><strong>Bench<\/strong><\/b>: Serred (GK), Fortu\u00f1o (GK), Rubio, Salinas, Riedel, S\u00e1nchez, Picket, Hern\u00e1ndez, Roca, Koleosho, Carreras, Kike Garc\u00eda.<\/li> \t<li> <b><strong>Injured<\/strong><\/b>: Ram\u00f3n Terrats.<\/li> \t<li> <b><strong>Suspended<\/strong><\/b>: None.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Espanyol, for their part, arrive at matchday 18 of LaLiga without significant injury absences and with five consecutive victories in the tournament. Manolo Garc\u00eda&#8217;s team comes from surprising Athletic at San Mam\u00e9s (1-2) and plans to maintain the core of their XI against the &#8216;lions&#8217; on matchday 18.<\/p>  <p>Barring a surprise, the &#8216;pericos&#8217; will take to the Cornell\u00e0 pitch with Dmitrovic and the center-back pairing of the experienced Fernando Calero and Leandro Cabrera. Hilali and Carlos Romero will be the full-backs, while in midfield will be Pol Lozano, Edu Exp\u00f3sito, and Urko Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>  <p>Up front, Pere Milla and Tyrhys Dolan should accompany Roberto Fern\u00e1ndez, the team&#8217;s &#8216;9&#8217;. On the bench, Kike Garc\u00eda awaits his chance, who at 36 years old has scored 5 goals in the tournament.<\/p>  <ul> <li><strong>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;Follow the match live&nbsp;<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-rcd-espanyol\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-rcd-espanyol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-rcd-espanyol.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol\">RCD Espanyol vs&nbsp;FC Barcelona<\/a>&nbsp;on FC Barcelona Noticias and find out everything&nbsp;don&#8217;t miss a thing<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Espanyol and Barcelona face each other this Saturday for matchday 18 of LaLiga at the RCDE Stadium. 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