Official: Barcelona starting lineup against Barbastro – only one youth player in XI

Barcelonan will be looking to build on their 1-2 win against Las Palmas this week as they take on Barbastro in the Copa del arey round of 32. 

Xavi’s side have struggled in the Kings’ Cup in recent years, but will be looking to take back the title from Real Madrid this season. 

Interestingly enough, Xavi has started a fair few first-team regulars for this game, starting with Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen in central defence, screening Inaki Pena. 

Hector Fort lines up presumably as the left-back, while Xavi has chosen to use Jules Kounde as the right-back for this game. 

Frenkie de Jong also starts, as part of the midfielf trident, with Oriol Romeu returning to the team as the pivot. Fermin Lopez rounds off the centre of the park as the other no. 8. 

With Lamine Yamal suspended, Xavi has opted to use Raphinha as the right-winger, while Ferran Torres takes charge of the no. 9 role. Joao Felix is the final name on the team sheet, returning to the XI after starting from the bench vs Last Palmas. 

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Confirmed Barça XI: Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Fort; Fermin, Romeu, de Jong; Raphinha, Ferran, Felix