Barcelona predicted lineup vs. Crvena zvezda: UEFA Champions League

High-flying Barcelona aim to continue their dominant form when they visit Serbia to take on Red Star Belgrade in Matchweek 4 of the UEFA Champions League.

Flick’s men have won six games in a row, with a dismantling of Catalan neighbors Espanyol in La Liga the latest. Los Periquitos were hopeless against Barcelona’s well-oiled machine. Despite the recent wins, Flick will not have forgotten what happened in his side’s first European game away from home this season, falling to an on paper inferior AS Monaco side to start the UCL campaign.

A win at the Rajko Mitic Stadium would see Barcelona end the week in the top eight of the UCL league stage, in possession of one of the automatic qualification places for the round of 16 in this new format.

With an international break looming, Flick may opt not to rest some of his key players as he aims for two wins in two remaining games before the break.

Here’s how Barcelona could line up against Crvena zvezda.

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GK: Iñaki Peña—Fully established as Barcelona’s No.1 goalkeeper, Peña will be looking for his second UCL clean sheet of the season.

RB: Jules Koundé—The Frenchman was rested in the Catalan derby at the weekend. Expect him to return to the lineup and patrol the right flank.

CB: Pau Cubarsí—The teenager remains one of Barcelona’s most consistent and solid defenders. The various defensive injuries have allowed him to continue the very impressive start to his career.

CB: Íñigo Martínez—Alongside Cubarsí, Martínez has established one of the best centre-back pairings in Europe this season. He has been rock solid in his second season at the club.

LB: Alejandro Baldé—Baldé is back at the level where he became one of the most dangerous attacking backs in Europe. He will be looking for a third assist in as many games.

CM: Frenkie de Jong—The Dutch midfielder will be hoping to finally get his first start of the season. After several cameos, this could be the game where he finally starts and gives Marc Casadó some well-deserved rest.

CM: Pedri—It seems unlikely that Flick will remove both of his regular midfielders, so Pedri will get the nod. The former Kopa Trophy winner has been remarkable to start the season.

RW: Lamine Yamal—Yamal has just one goal in Barcelona’s last six games. He will look to find the back of the net for the second time in his UCL career.

AM: Fermín López—López made way for Dani Olmo to start his first game in over a month against Espanyol. Flick may be wary of returning Olmo to back-to-back starts so soon so the 21-year-old midfielder could return to the XI.

LW: Raphinha—One of the best players on the planet this season. He has at least one goal involved in each of Barcelona’s last six matches.

ST: Robert Lewandowski—Lewandowski does not want to fall behind in the race for the UCL golden boot. He is currently two goals behind Harry Kane and Viktor Gyökeres with three.

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