Barcelona squad named for Albacete

Hansi Flick has called up 21 players for Tuesday’s clash

SANTANDER, SPAIN - JANUARY 15: Ferran Torres of FC Barcelona looks on during the Copa del Rey Round of 16 match between Racing Santander and FC Barcelona at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero on January 15, 2026, in Santander, Spain. (Photo By Ricardo Larreina/Europa Press via Getty Images) | Europa Press via Getty Images

The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana play a huge Copa del Rey quarter-final against Albacete, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 21 players for Tuesday’s clash:

Goalkeepers: 13. Joan Garcia, 25. Wojciech Szczesny, 31. Diego Kochen

Defenders: 2. João Cancelo, 3. Alejandro Balde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Pau Cubarsí, 18. Gerard Martín, 23. Jules Kounde, 24. Eric Garcia

Midfielders: 16. Fermín López, 17. Marc Casadó, 20. Dani Olmo, 21. Frenkie de Jong, 22. Marc Bernal, 43. Tommy Marqués

Forwards: 7. Ferran Torres, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 10. Lamine Yamal, 14. Marcus Rashford, 19. Roony Bardghji

Barça will be without Raphinha for this one as the Brazilian has been given a week off to recover from a minor adductor issue, and he’s ruled out along with the injured Pedri (hamstring), Gavi (knee) and Andreas Christensen (knee).

Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):

Joan; Eric, Araujo, Martín, Cancelo; De Jong, Bernal; Yamal, Fermín, Rashford; Lewandowski


The match kicks off at 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Wednesday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.

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