Official: Barcelona name starting XI for Racing Santander clash | La Liga | OneFootball

FC Barcelona will soon be kicking off their La Liga clash against Racing Santander, and this will be a crucial encounter. With three points at stake, Hansi Flick’s side will want to secure all three to ensure that they stay at the top of La Liga and maintain their three point lead.

However, the opposition will certainly try to make their life difficult in any way that they can. Fortunately for Barcelona, they have exceptional quality at their disposal and it is reflected well in Hansi Flick’s chosen eleven for this particular clash.

Here is the official Barça starting eleven for this fixture.

In goal, Joan Garcia is the man starting for La Blaugrana and there were never really any doubts about it. He has had a great start to the season and the Spaniard will want to keep up his good form.

Ahead of him, Andreas Christensen and Gerard Martin start together as the team’s centre-back pairing. Both of them will have to keep the opposition at bay while simultaneously linking up with their teammates with their distribution.

On the flanks, Joao Cancelo and Eric Garcia start to provide Barça with some much needed width. Fortunately, they also possess the kind of quality needed to help out in attack while also being useful defensively.

In the midfield, Pedri and Rodri are starting together and both players will look to dictate the tempo of the game. With their combined creativity and technical prowess, Barcelona should have control over proceedings in this game.

Ahead of them both, Dani Olmo starts as the team’s central attacking midfielder. He will need to link up play with the other forwards in the team while ensuring that he can present himself as a reliable threat in front of goal as well.

Lastly, the attacking trident comprises of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Karim Adeyemi. Both Yamal and Raphinha have been in excellent form this season, and they will be looking to continue it with a top performance in this game as well.