Confirmed teams and line ups in La Liga 2025/26

Raphinha will return after lacking three matches with the Barcelona ahead’s second hamstring harm of the season.

“He is essential participant for us and it’s not the primary time I’ve mentioned that,” noticed head coach Hansi Flick. “We’ve missed him as a result of he raises the extent of play and the depth.”

Defender Andreas Christensen and midfielders Gavi and Pedri are out, as is striker Marcus Rashford with a knee problem.

Barcelona beginning XI: Garcia, Cunard, Ferran, Yamal, Raphinha, Fermin, Martin, Olmo, De Jong, Kounde, Eric

Barcelona substitutes: Cancelo, Balde, Araujo, Lewandowski, Casado, Bernal, Szczesny, Roony, Kochen, Tommy

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Girona vs Barcelona stats

• The final three editions of this match have led to Barca wins
• The Blaugranes have received 4 of their final 5 visits to the Montilivi Stadium in La Liga
• They’ve netted a minimum of three targets in 14 of their final 21 conferences with Spanish sides
• Earlier than that defeat to Atleti, a 1-0 residence loss to Leganes on December 15 2024 had been the final time Barcelona failed to attain in opposition to a Spanish membership
• The reigning Liga champions have hit the woodwork 23 instances in 2025/26, equalling the very best quantity at this stage of the season since a minimum of the 2003/04 marketing campaign
• That complete is 5 greater than some other crew throughout the 5 main European leagues this season (Manchester United have hit the woodwork 18 instances)
• Pedri’s opener of their 2-1 residence win on this fixture in October was Barca’s two hundredth below Flick. After 71 video games, the German turned the third-fastest coach ever to succeed in that tally with the membership
• Girona have by no means misplaced this fixture on a Monday (W2 D1)
• Solely Oviedo (13) and Rayo Vallecano and Alaves (each 21) have scored fewer targets on this season’s division than Girona (22)
• With 37 conceded, Sevilla (39) are the one crew to have shipped extra targets than them within the high flight this time period
• Every of their final 5 video games has contained fewer than three targets, with the one event on which they scored greater than as soon as throughout that run coming in a 2-0 win at Espanyol on January 16

Evaluation: Can Girona upset Barcelona?

Girona began the season in dismal style with a seven-match winless run however recovered to maneuver away from hazard and drew their final match 1-1 at Sevilla, having misplaced away to Oviedo and drawn 1-1 at residence to Girona of their previous video games.

They’ve kind at residence as appreciable underdogs, taking the lead in a 1-1 draw at residence to Actual Madrid on November 30, when the title contenders wanted a Kylian Mbappe penalty to earn some extent.

“Barca usually are not simply Lamine Yamal,” mentioned supervisor Michel. “They’re the crew with probably the most depth in Europe and leaders in lots of La Liga statistics.

“It’s a particular match – that’s the truth. Taking part in in opposition to Barca, Madrid and Atletico Madrid and reaching victory is a big step ahead.

“We’d like our followers at 200 p.c. They should endure with us and assist us counter Barca. We take into consideration easy methods to harm Barca, however now we have to place it into observe.”

Girona will hope Barca begin as slowly as they did at Atleti, conceding all of these targets earlier than half-time and likewise having Eric Garcia dismissed 5 minutes from time.

The consequence was a shock for a facet who had been virtually good domestically since November, profitable 9 matches in a row in La Liga earlier than a 2-1 defeat at Actual Sociedad on January 18 and amassing three victories by an mixture rating of 9-1 instantly after that.

Madrid made a forgettable week worse for Barca by profitable 4-1 at residence to Actual Sociedad on Saturday.

“I’m happy with my crew,” reaffirmed Flick. “It’s clear I’m not pleased with the primary 45 minutes [at Atleti], however I’m happy with the season we’re placing in. We are going to choose ourselves up and are available again.

“Girona are a well-organised, courageous crew who play out from the again properly. We must be very intense.

“We misplaced on Thursday and it was a lesson, however life goes on. You need to settle for the defeat and trust. We’ve a variety of high quality to recover from it.”

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