Lewandowski snubbed, De Jong starts: Predicted Barcelona XI vs. Atletico

Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick has a mates of options to regenerate Pau Cubarsi successful the 2nd limb of their Champions League quarter-final with Atletico Madrid connected Tuesday night.

The Spanish centre-back was fixed a consecutive reddish paper successful past week's 2-0 first-leg loss for a last-man foul, meaning that helium indispensable service a one-match suspension astatine the Wanda Metropolitano.

To marque matters worse for La Blaugrana, Gerard Martin was taken disconnected astatine fractional clip successful Saturday's 4-1 La Liga triumph implicit Espanyol, though Flick played down the severity of his ankle occupation post-match.

Nevertheless, Martin is present astatine slightest a insignificant uncertainty for the 2nd leg, truthful Flick whitethorn beryllium tempted to commencement Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia arsenic the cardinal pairing successful beforehand of Joan Garcia.

Eric Garcia has been deployed successful a midfield relation of late, but Flick tin spend to driblet him deeper acknowledgment to the instrumentality of Frenkie de Jong, who was a precocious substitute against Espanyol aft recovering from a hamstring injury.

Given the stakes, it would not beryllium a daze to spot De Jong promoted to the XI alongside Pedri successful the treble pivot, portion Jules Kounde and Joao Cancelo weaponry down the flanks.

However, Raphinha is inactive moving his mode backmost from his ain hamstring problem, truthful Marcus Rashford tin look guardant to different starting relation with Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal successful attack.

After Robert Lewandowski's ineffective 45 minute-cameo against Atletico, Ferran Torres started and scored doubly astatine the weekend, truthful the erstwhile Manchester City antheral mightiness person done capable to get the nod.

Barcelona imaginable starting lineup:

J. Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, E. Garcia, Cancelo; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Lopez, Rashford; Torres