Barcelona vs. Brest lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news and injuries: Lamine Yamal out as Lewandowski chases century

Barcelona are again in UEFA Champions League motion on November 26 as they host Ligue 1 facet Brest.

Hansi Flick’s crew are sixth within the league section desk with 9 factors picked up from 4 video games thus far within the 2024/25 marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, their home type has stuttered in current weeks, with only one level from two La Liga video games both facet of the November worldwide break.

That has allowed Actual Madrid to shut the title hole to 4 factors with Los Blancos additionally having performed a sport lower than their El Clasico rivals.

A conflict with Brest will present an actual take a look at for Flick’s squad with the French membership having fun with an unimaginable first-ever look in European competitors.

Eric Roy’s guests have amassed 10 factors from 4 video games, placing them fourth within the league section rankings, and they’re but to lose a Champions League sport this season.

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Barcelona vs. Brest lineups, confirmed beginning 11, crew information

The massive information for Barcelona is the continued absence of winger Lamine Yamal as a result of an ankle harm. The 17-year-old missed out on worldwide obligation earlier this month alongside an absence from Barcelona’s final two video games.

Defensive duo Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia are again in gentle coaching, however solely the latter is able to return to the squad. Ronald Araujo can be nonetheless out.

Marc Casado is on the market forward of serving a one-game La Liga ban, however Marc Bernal, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Ansu Fati stay out for the hosts.

Barcelona (4-3-3, proper to left): Pena (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin — Pedri, Casado, Lopez — Raphinha, Lewandowski, Olmo

Barcelona subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Balde, Gavi, Torre, Pau Victor, De Jong, Garcia, Fort, Dominguez, Cuenca, Fernandez

Injured: Ter Stegen, Fati, Lamine Yamal, Bernal, Christensen, Araujo

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Brest’s Champions League type has been in sharp distinction to their ends in Ligue 1 and so they head into this sport on the again of three successive league defeats.

Key duo Pierre Lees-Melou and Soumaila Coulibaly are out as a result of harm, however Massadio Haidara returns and Abdallah Sima is match on the again of scoring three Champions League objectives already this season.

Brest (4-3-1-2, proper to left): Bizot (GK) — Lala, Chardonnet, Le Cardinal, Haidara — Fernandes, Camara, Magnetti — Doumbia — Ajorque, Sima

Brest subs: Coudert, Jauny, Ndiaye, Del Castillo, Camblan, Balde, Faivre, Amavi, Pereira Lage, Martin, Salah

Injured: Coulibaly, Lees-Melou, Faivre.

Barcelona vs. Brest reside stream, TV channel

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