Barcelona will play a competitive home match away from Camp Nou for the first time in more than 60 years.
The rivals traveling to Barcelona’s temporary residence at the Olympic Stadium in the city are Cadiz. The venue, which has recently been utilized primarily for track and field events, saw the club defeat Tottenham Hotspur in a preseason friendly.
Here is the Barcelona starting lineup that Xavi Hernandez might use against Cadiz in the first competitive match of a stay that will extend into the 2024–25 season.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Cadiz (4-3-3)
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Against Getafe, the impenetrable wall from last season played a very minor role.
Sergi Roberto, RB Roberto might once again be forced into defense if Ronald Araujo and any other natural right-backs on the transfer market are unavailable.
Jules Kounde, CB Kounde was not formally enrolled as a Barcelona player until the start of the previous season. He was one of the few players that didn’t utterly disappoint in the season opener against Getafe.
Andreas Christensen is the CB. Christensen, who can play in defense or midfield, grew up wanting to be a goalkeeper like his father Sten, who kept score for the Danish team Brondby.
Alejandro Balde, LB. Barcelona needed to trim over €200 million (£171 million) from their payroll this summer, according to La Liga president Javier Tebas, yet Balde still received a raise during the off-season.No player touched the ball or made more passes during La Liga’s opening weekend, but Frenkie De Jong only produced one half-chance against Getafe.
Oriol Romeu, CM Between Romeu’s first two league outings for Barcelona, more than 12 years passed; similarly to the match against Getafe this weekend, his debut in 2011 (following a stint on the bench alongside Xavi) ended in a scoreless draw.CM: Pedri – Pedri is a foregone conclusion as Xavi’s starter. The coach reportedly said, “Pedri provides us a lot of peace. Every ball that passes through his feet gets better because of him. Simply put, I feel more at ease when he has the ball.
RW: Ez Abde – With Ansu Fati’s future the subject of ongoing rumors, Xavi chose to start Abde against Getafe rather than the team’s number 10. Abde might once again get the go-ahead as Raphinha observes while suspended.Robert Lewandowski, ST. Lewandowski became the first player since Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2007 to finish as La Liga’s top scorer in his rookie season after scoring 23 goals in the league last year.LW: Gavi – After his first year at La Masia, Gavi asked his parents for permission to move in with his teammates who were living there permanently. Instead of having to get over their homesickness, most players.