FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid will face each other this Saturday on matchday 18 of the Spanish Football League 2024-2025. Next, we review the likely starting formation, the bench and the injured and suspended players of Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona for the match against Atlético: 

Possible lineup of FC Barcelona against Atlético de Madrid

  • Starting XI: (13) Iñaki Peña (P); (23) Koundé, (2) Pau Cubarsí, (5) Íñigo Martínez, (3) Balde; (17) Casadó, (6) Gavi, (8) Pedri; (16) Fermín, (11) Raphinha, (9) Lewandowski
  • Bench: (25, P) Szczesny; (4) Araujo; (20) Olmo; (7) Ferran; (10) Ansu Fati; (14) Pablo Torre; (18) Pau Víctor; (21) Frenkie De Jong; (24) Eric García; (26) Astralaga; (32) Héctor Fort; (35) Gerard Martín
  • Injured: (1) Ter Stegen; (15) Christensen; (19) Lamine Yamal; (28) Marc Bernal.
  • Suspended: None.

The Barça ends 2024 in Montjuïc with the urgency to break the streak of two consecutive home defeats against an Atlético de Madrid that arrives at its best moment in Catalunya. The 'colchoneros' have seven consecutive victories and hope to take advantage of the slump in La Liga of a Barça team that has only managed 5 of the last 18 points in the tournament.

Additionally, Barça arrives at the match with a key absence after Lamine Yamal's injury. The '19' will be out for 3 to 4 weeks due to a problem with his right ankle, which means Flick will be forced to make at least one change in his starting XI. Ansu Fati, however, has received medical clearance in time for the clash against the 'rojiblancos'. Once again, Christensen, Ter Stegen, and Marc Bernal are out due to injury.

Possible lineup of Atlético de Madrid against FC Barcelona

  • Starting XI: Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Giménez, Lenglet, Javi Galán; De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Gio Simeone, Conor Gallagher; Griezmann, Julián Álvarez.
  • Bench:  (coming soon)
  • Injured: Borja Garcés and Thomas Lemar.
  • Suspended: None.