Barcelona welcome Olympiacos to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2025, in what already looks like a must-win Champions League conflict. Softfootball understands that Hansi Flick’s males are trying to bounce again from that slim 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, however accidents proceed to chunk arduous.
Staff Information
The scenario in Barcelona’s remedy room is tough, to say the least. Robert Lewandowski (hamstring) stays sidelined, becoming a member of Gavi, Joan García, and Marc-André ter Stegen on the absentee listing. There are nonetheless doubts over Raphinha and Ferran Torres, each coping with hamstring points, whereas Dani Olmo (calf) is one other main concern.
On the brighter facet, Lamine Yamal and Fermín López are again; the midfielder even granted an earlier pre-game interview the place he revealed readiness to assist the workforce in any approach attainable, even when not fairly at 100%. Flick would possibly lean on their youthful power to use Olympiacos’ aggressive excessive line.
For the guests, supervisor José Luis Mendilibar might be with out Rodinei (knee) and Gabriel Strefezza (knock), however in any other case, Olympiacos journey with a full squad and loads of optimism.
Potential Lineups
Barcelona (4-3-3): Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Araujo, Gerard Martin; Garcia, De Jong, Casado; Fermin, Yamal, Rashford
Olympiacos (4-2-3-1): Tzolakis; Costinha, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega; Hezze, Dani Garcia; Gelson Martins, Podence, Chiquinho; El Kaabi
Match Preview
Barcelona snapped their two-game dropping streak with that tight last-gasp 2-1 win over Girona final weekend, a end result that ought to restore a little bit of perception. The Catalans’ European kind, although, nonetheless wants a spark. Flick’s facet might have misplaced to PSG of their final UCL residence outing, however historical past is on their facet. Barça have by no means misplaced back-to-back residence matches within the competitors.
The stats inform a great story too: solely two defeats of their final 13 UCL residence fixtures (W8, D3), plus eight unbeaten within the league section earlier than that PSG end result. They’ll fancy their probabilities towards an Olympiacos workforce nonetheless trying to find their first aim of this season’s group stage.
Barcelona even posted video footages rom their final coaching session by way of the groups official X account.
Watch the video under:
Olympiacos haven’t scored within the Champions League but, drawing blanks towards Arsenal and Pafos. Their defensive report is stable, positive, however targets have been an enormous difficulty. The Greek facet have misplaced their final 11 away video games within the UCL group section, conceding not less than twice in every of them.
Historical past additionally leans closely towards Barça; they’ve received all seven residence matches towards Greek opposition. Olympiacos, then again, have by no means overwhelmed a Spanish facet away from residence (D2, L14).
Given Olympiacos’ scoring struggles and Barcelona’s sheer dominance on residence soil, this one seems fairly simple — not less than on paper. Flick’s males ought to management the sport, dominate possession, and benefit from set items and fast transitions.
We’re going for a 2–0 Barcelona win. Anticipate targets from Lamine Yamal, who’s scored 4 in his final 5 UCL residence appearances, and perhaps one from Marcus Rashford, who’s beginning to discover his rhythm. Olympiacos will combat, nevertheless it’s arduous to see them breaking their Spanish curse right here.
