FC Barcelona Vs Athletic Club Line Up: A Home Debut For Flick’s Men
Rodri is expected to make his Barcelona debut as Hansi Flick weighs lineup changes after a 5-0 opening win.
- On Thursday, FC Barcelona hosts Athletic Club at Spotify Camp Nou for their 2026/2027 La Liga home debut, with new signing Rodri expected to feature for the Catalans.
- Flick's side enters the match following a dominant 5-0 victory over Elche in the season opener, marking the first of two home games within five days.
- Midfielder Gavi is unlikely to play after sustaining a knock against Elche, but Alejandro Balde will travel with the squad while Gerard Martin and Andreas Christensen anchor the defense.
- Raphinha and Fermin Lopez look to build on their opening braces, with Anthony Gordon competing for attacking minutes alongside Karim Adeyemi and Lamine Yamal.
- Flick faces selection decisions as the club pursues striker Julian Alvarez before the transfer window closes, with the manager emphasizing he has more squad options available now than days ago.
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Rodri Hernández points to his expected debut with Barcelona in front of an Athletic forced to react after falling to Seville and with a long drought in Camp Nou
The first home game for FC Barcelona follows the goal-rich 5:0 at the start of LaLiga at FC Elche: The Athletic Club is a guest at Camp Nou (21 o'clock). The liveticker for the 90 minutes. The day of Rodrigo Hernández: Barças squad against the Athletic Club (21 o'clock). pic.twitter.com/K4tGakyaSp — Barçawelt (@Barcawelt) August 27, 2026 LaLiga: FC Barcelona – Athletic Club in the liveticker
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