With Lamine Yamal as owner, the FC Barcelona receives Young Boys for the second date of the UEFA Champions League. The Spanish attacker already scored a goal in the 2024-2025 season. He scored the goal of his team’s victory against AS Monaco in the debut.
The coach of Barcelona, hansi flickexpressed his confidence that the team will once again be a protagonist on the European continent after two discreet seasons in the UEFA Champions League.
In the run-up to the match against Young Boys of Swissthe German coach of Culé declared that, although the team has lost a match against the Monacohe is not worried about what happened in the past. “Here we want to be successful in Championsand to do this we have to win the games now. I am optimistic about it. The team plays well and can do it,” he said.
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flick He anticipated that he will field “the best possible team” to face the Young Boyssince the Barcelona needs to score its first points in the competition. However, the coach warned that the match will not be easy, given that the Swiss team, although considered one of the Cinderellas of the Championshas good players and is effective in counterattacks.
The coach also mentioned that the Young Boys Has a similar playing style to Osasunateam that defeated Culé last weekend 4 to 2 by LaLiga. “Precisely when the other team plays well on the counterattack, you have to reduce errors. Because if you make a lot of mistakes, it is more difficult to defend,” reflected the DT of the boat.
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Regarding the alignment, flick will not be able to count on Eric Garciawho must serve a one-match suspension for his expulsion in Monaco. Although he was pleased with the return of Frenkie de Jong, he could not confirm how many minutes he will be able to use him. “It is very important for us. It will be good for him to return, to be able to be with the young people. And if he has the opportunity to play, he will,” he commented.
Recently, the FC Barcelona he brought in the Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. The 34-year-old footballer arrives at the Spanish club as a replacement for Marc Andre Ter Stegenwho is recovering from a serious injury that will keep him off the field for months.
FC Barcelona vs Young Boys: lineups for today’s match
FC Barcelona lineup: Iñaki Peña; Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Íñigo Martínez, Alejandro Balde; Pedri, Marc Casadó; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres or Pablo Torre; Robert Lewandowski. DT: Hansi Flick.
Young Boys Lineup: Von Ballmoos; Athekame, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Colley, Lauper, Niasse, Monteiro; Ugrinic and Ganvoula. DT: Patrick Rahmen.
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