Official: Barcelona starting lineup against Atletico Madrid | Copa del Rey | OneFootball

The first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid gets underway in a little over an hour at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Ahead of kickoff, Barça manager Hansi Flick has announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Diego Simeone’s men.

The big news is that Frenkie de Jong is back in the starting lineup after not featuring against Mallorca due to some discomfort.

The Netherlands international partners with Marc Casado in midfield, with Marc Bernal being left out by the manager.

Meanwhile, Dani Olmo slots in as the No. 10, while Fermin Lopez occupies the left flank in the absence of both Raphinha and Marcus Rashford.

Ferran Torres starts as the striker ahead of Robert Lewandowski, with Lamine Yamal rounding up the attack for Barcelona.

At the back, Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde line up as the two full-backs flanking the centre-back pairing of Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia, with Ronald Araujo featuring on the bench. Joan Garcia starts in goal as usual.