Barcelona will be looking to recover from their second loss of the season as they face Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
After suffering a defeat in their European opener against Monaco and a loss in La Liga against Girona, Hansi Flick’s team still maintains a three-point lead at the top of the Spanish league following Real Madrid’s draw with Atletico Madrid.
Swiss team Young Boys have struggled in their league campaign, failing to win seven of their first eight games. Their first Champions League match against Aston Villa ended in a convincing defeat, and they will be looking to improve their points tally.
Here’s 90min’s preview of the upcoming match.
Barcelona vs Young Boys H2H Record
This will be the first competitive match between Barcelona and Young Boys.
Current form (all competitions)
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Barcelona
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Young Boys
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Osasuna 4-2 Barcelona – 28/09/24
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Young Boys 0-1 Grasshopper – 28/09/24
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Barcelona 1-0 Getafe – 25/09/24
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Winterthur 1-4 Young Boys – 22/09/24
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Villarreal 1-5 Barcelona – 22/09/24
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Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa – 17/09/24
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Monaco 2-1 Barcelona – 19/09/24
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FC Vevey United 2-4 Young Boys – 14/09/24
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Girona 1-4 Barcelona – 15/09/24
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Young Boys 1-1 Lausanne – 31/09/24
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Country
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TV channel/live stream
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United Kingdom
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discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 6
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United States
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Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, UniMas
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Canada
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DAZN Canada
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Barcelona manager Flick made surprising changes to his starting lineup in the previous match. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, who both came on as substitutes in the last game, are set to return to the starting eleven.
Barcelona has several players sidelined due to injuries, including Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, and Marc Bernal. However, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi are close to making their comeback from injury.
Eric Garcia, who was sent off in the last match, is suspended for the upcoming game.
Predicted lineup for Barcelona against Young Boys (4-2-3-1): Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Torre, Raphinha; Lewandowski.