Flick makes four changes to Barcelona's lineup ahead of Racing Santander clash — Cubarsí rested

Barcelona chasing a sixth consecutive win

FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has announced his starting lineup for tonight's home match against Racing Santander, kicking off at 21:30 local time (broadcast on DAZN) at the Spotify Camp Nou. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan club is looking to secure a sixth straight win and a perfect record of 18 points from six La Liga matches, which would guarantee top spot in the standings.

Lineup changes

The source's headline refers to four changes compared to the team that started Sunday's away match at Levante, though the article's own text states that Flick made three changes — an inconsistency that appears within the source itself. Regardless of the exact count, Andreas Christensen, Joao Cancelo, Dani Olmo and Karim Adeyemi come into the side, while Pau Cubarsí, Xavi Espart, Fermín López and Anthony Gordon drop out. Mundo Deportivo describes Cubarsí's rest as the most surprising change, noting the other three rotations are more routine.

Planned starting eleven

In goal is Joan Garcia, with a back line of Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen, Gerard Martín and Joao Cancelo. Rodri Hernández and Pedri González form the midfield pairing, while Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Karim Adeyemi and Raphinha Dias make up the attack.

Bench and squad exclusions

On the bench are goalkeepers Wojciech Szczęsny and Dominik Livaković, defenders Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Xavi Espart and Alejandro Balde, midfielders Pablo Páez "Gavi", Marc Bernal and Fermín López, and forwards Anthony Gordon, Gabriel Jesus and Hamza Abdelkarim. Left out of the 23-man squad were injured players Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji, plus youth-team player Brian Fariñas, who was cut by tactical decision since 24 players were available.