{"id":8304,"date":"2026-01-14T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/racing-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-copa-rey_315752_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:04:20","slug":"racing-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-copa-rey_315752_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/racing-vs-barcelona-probable-lineups-and-absences-copa-rey_315752_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Racing vs Barcelona: probable lineups and absentees for the Copa del Rey match"},"content":{"rendered":"
Racing de Santander and FC Barcelona<\/a> <\/b>will face each other this Thursday in the Copa del Rey 2025-26<\/strong> at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in Santander (9:00 PM CEST), in the round of 16 of the tournament. Hansi Flick’s team arrives with three players out due to injury and one suspended for the second cup tie of the season.<\/p> We review the possible starting lineup, the substitute bench, and the injured and suspended players for Hansi Flick’s Barcelona<\/strong> for the match against Racing. Complete analysis!<\/p> Bar\u00e7a Bench (substitute players)<\/strong><\/p> Injured Bar\u00e7a Players<\/strong><\/p> Sanctioned Bar\u00e7a players:<\/strong><\/p> In principle, **Hansi Flick** plans to rotate in all lines compared to the lineup in the Super Cup final against Real Madrid (3-2), with **Ronald Araujo** returning to the center of defense alongside Gerard Mart\u00edn and **Marc Casad\u00f3** and Alejandro Balde as full-backs. Marc Bernal, Roony Bardghji, Marcus Rashford, and Ferran Torres are also projected as starters<\/p> Goalkeeping and defense<\/strong><\/p> Joan Garc\u00eda <\/strong>will be in goal, while Marc Casad\u00f3<\/b> and Alejandro Balde would be the full-backs. In the center of defense, Ronald Araujo<\/strong> and Gerard Mart\u00edn could feature in the middle. Joao Cancelo<\/a><\/strong> could be included in his first squad call-up along with the usual starters, Kound\u00e9 and Cubars\u00ed. Ter Stegen returns to the bench alongside Szczesny. Jofre Torrents ins’t available.<\/p> \t<\/li> <\/ul> Possible Bar\u00e7a Starting XI against Racing<\/h2>
Flick’s Potential Surprises and Tactical Variations Against Racing de Santander<\/h2>
