Garcia To Start, Araujo On The Bench | 4-2-3-1 Barcelona Predicted Lineup Vs Athletic Bilbao | OneFootball

Barcelona will clash heads with Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Stadium this Saturday night as they look to secure a positive result on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club managed to earn an impressive 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey, which should give them some confidence going into this league clash.

Hansi Flick will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make one change to his first team for this game. Eric Garcia could play from the start of this contest.

4-2-3-1 Barcelona Predicted Lineup To Face Athletic Bilbao

Defence

Joan Garcia will function in between the sticks for Barcelona after he kept a clean sheet in his last appearance. Pau Cubarsi will function alongside Eric Garcia at the centre of the Barcelona backline as they look to keep things solid at the back during the 90 minutes.

Joao Cancelo will fill in as the right-back, while Gerard Martin hopes to prove his value on the other flank as the left-back. Both of them will have to pick and choose their moments to join in on the attack.

Ronald Araujo will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 03: Raphinha of FC Barcelona reacts during the Copa Del Rey Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid at Camp Nou on March 03, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Midfield

Marc Bernal and Pedri will anchor the midfield for the Catalan giants as they focus on winning the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park and engineering some decent chances in the final third.

The talented trio of Raphinha, Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal will play just ahead of them as part of the Barcelona attack. All three of them need to combine well if they want to create some inviting opportunities in and around the Bilbao penalty box.

Marc Casado, Dani Olmo and Marcus Rashford will be named on the bench as they wait for their chance to make an impact in the second 45 minutes if required.

Attack

Ferran Torres will lead the line for the Catalan outfit up top. He has to find a way to be a constant menace on the offensive end of the pitch.

Robert Lewandowski will have to settle for a place on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the latter stages if Barca are in need of a goal by then.