Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, and Ferran Torres will return to the Barcelona starting lineup against Getafe at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday night.
Barcelona will aim to continue the perfect start to the 2024/25 La Liga season when they host Getafe at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday night. And Hansi Flick has greeted a mixed bag of updates on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture.
Captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is the latest absentee, with the star goalkeeper rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee this past weekend against Villarreal. The German international has joined Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, and Andreas Christensen on the sidelines.
However, there is some good news, as Ferran Torres has served a suspension and will be available to take on Getafe on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Flick discussed the goalkeeping situation during his pre-match press conference.
The Barcelona manager said, “Inaki is doing very well, he is very professional and has trained very hard. He is focused, despite being an assistant coach. We trust him. We will see what we do, we also have very young players in defence. At the moment, we do not feel under pressure and we trust Inaki.”
“We will look at the options we have. There is no pressure at the moment, we will speak to De la Fuente, who has been coaching world-class goalkeepers for many years. He will be the first person I will speak to. We will see.”
With Marc-Andre ter Stegen on the sidelines for several months, Inaki Pena will make a rare start for Barcelona against Getafe on Wednesday. The backline will likely feature Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, and Alejandro Balde. Cubarsi and Balde will replace Sergi Dominguez and Gerard Martin.
As for the midfield unit, Eric Garcia and Pablo Torre should drop to the bench, with Marc Casado and Pedri pairing up in the double pivot. Raphinha will reprise the no. 10 role, with Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal featuring on the flanks. Finally, Robert Lewandowski will lead the line for the home side against Getafe on Wednesday.
Predicted Barcelona XI: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Torres; Lewandowski
