Barcelona faces Brest of their fifth league part recreation within the Champions League, with kick-off at 21:00 CEST at Montjuic. The Blaugrana can be determined to arrest a poor two-game run yielding only one level in La Liga, whereas Brest is available in a degree forward of the Catalans with the stress off.
Hansi Flick confirmed that Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal would stay sidelined for the conflict, together with Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal. Ferran Torres and Eric Garcia can be game-time selections.
The debate can be over who fills in for Lamine Yamal on the precise wing, and Sport imagine will probably be Raphinha with Dani Olmo persevering with on the left. That will permit Fermin Lopez to come back into midfield forward of Pedri and Marc Casado. Otherwise, they anticipate Flick to maintain issues the identical from their 2-2 draw towards Celta Vigo.
MD are of the idea that left-back Gerard Martin can be changed from the beginning by Hector Fort, after the identical change came about at half-time in Galicia, with the previous struggling. They too imagine that Fermin would be the solely different alteration rather than Gavi although.
There is settlement on the Brest line-up too, with solely a debate over the right-wing place, which could possibly be stuffed by Sima, Romain del Castillo or Kamory Doumbia. It was reported within the Spanish press that they’ve gotten maintain of the Brest techniques for the match, which do have the identical line-ups, apart from Doumbia on the precise.
#FCBarcelona need to get again to successful methods towards Brest this night, with out Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal. Fermin Lopez and Hector Fort are anticipated to come back into the line-up as per MD.
Eric Roy is with out Pierre Lees-Melou, and can go along with three in midfield. pic.twitter.com/ZaQVJg96qM
— Football Spain (@footballespana_) November 26, 2024
If Barcelona do take victory, they might virtually be assured to qualify for at the least the play-off spherical in February with 12 factors from 15. However they are going to be aiming at a prime eight spot, which might permit them a bye to the spherical of 16.