{"id":57075,"date":"2026-01-25T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/joao-cancelo-starter-in-his-first-match-at-camp-nou_315833_102\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:47:00","slug":"joao-cancelo-starter-in-his-first-match-at-camp-nou_315833_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/joao-cancelo-starter-in-his-first-match-at-camp-nou_315833_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Joao Cancelo, a starter in his first match at Spotify Camp Nou"},"content":{"rendered":"
FC Barcelona<\/strong> returns this Sunday to Spotify Camp Nou<\/strong> 43 days after their last home game (2-0 against Osasuna<\/a>) and with the obligation to secure three points against Real Oviedo<\/strong> to maintain their lead in LaLiga<\/strong>. In his second appearance in the tournament after returning to Bar\u00e7a on loan, Joao Cancelo<\/strong> will start at left-back<\/p> The Portuguese international redebuted last week<\/a> in the Blaugrana’s defeat at Anoeta (2-1), a match in which he played 28 minutes after coming on for Alejandro Balde<\/strong> in the 62nd minute. Once again, the ‘2’ will be in charge of replacing Bar\u00e7a’s usual left-back, who only missed 5 games due to injury in September.<\/p> \u00c1lex had not started on the bench since the match against Guadalajara<\/a>, in the Copa del Rey round of 32, and has already accumulated 1,895 minutes of action in 25\/26. Both he and Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> will have a well-deserved rest against Oviedo, with Marc Casad\u00f3<\/strong> being in charge of replacing the Frenchman in the first half of the match corresponding to matchday 21 of LaLiga<\/p> For Cancelo, the match against Oviedo will be his first in a Bar\u00e7a shirt at the revamped Spotify Camp Nou. **The Barreiro native played 42 games in the 2023\/24 season**, also on loan, but the Catalans played their home games that season in Montju\u00efc while the renovation of the Bar\u00e7a temple began.<\/p> The team returned home on November 22, 2025, and, for now, boasts a perfect record of victories (4 against Athletic, Alav\u00e9s, Atl\u00e9tico, and Osasuna) with a balance of 12 goals scored and only 2 conceded<\/strong>.<\/p> Hansi Flick’s team, moreover, **have won all their home games in LaLiga 25\/26**, a couple of them (Valencia and Getafe) played at the Johan Cruyff and another 3 (Real Sociedad, Girona, and Elche) at Montju\u00efcIn his first season, Joao Cancelo had to wait until matchday 4 to debut in the league due to registration issues. The Portuguese player played his first official home match on September 16, 2023, in the 5-0 thrashing of Betis at the Llu\u00eds Companys.<\/p> After a bitter re-debut at Anoeta, the ‘2’ is confident of celebrating a victory against Oviedo, who visit the Camp Nou for the first time in 25 years. The Portuguese was not available last Wednesday in the Champions League against Slavia Prague (2-4)<\/a>, as he has not yet been registered for the UEFA Champions League. <\/p> Cancelo will play for the first time at Spotify Camp Nou<\/h2>
Joao Cancelo wants to celebrate his first victory with Bar\u00e7a this season<\/h2>