JAKARTA - On Tuesday night September 1 or September 2 in the morning WIB, Barcelona will seek to rise from their first defeat in La Liga this season when they continue their Champions League campaign against Young Boys from Switzerland at Camp Nou Stadium. The Catalan team just lost 2-1 to AS Monaco in the opening match of the competition this month, while Young Boys also lost 3-0 to Aston Villa at home.
Barcelona started the 2024-25 La Liga season brilliantly, recording seven consecutive wins. However, their perfect record ended on Saturday night after a 4-2 defeat to Osasuna. This is the second defeat for Hansi Flick's side this season, having previously lost to Monaco in the Champions League. In that match, Barcelona lost to Eric Garcia who was sent off in the first half.
Barcelona's injury crisis forced Flick to work extra hard to maintain his team's performance. Even so, Flick deserves credit for his team's impressive start given the large number of key players who are absent. Barcelona itself was eliminated from the Champions League group stage in the 2022-23 and 2021-22 seasons, and has not yet reached the semifinals since 2018-19.
"We want to get the first three points, and do it at home," Flick said.
On the other hand, Young Boys are also having a tough start to the Champions League this season, losing to Aston Villa. The 1-0 defeat to GrassURings in the domestic league last weekend left them slumped in 11th place, with just six points from eight matches. Even so, they will hope to take advantage of Barcelona's injury crisis to achieve positive results.
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Barcelona will not be strengthened by Eric Garcia who was suspended for a red card received against Monaco. In addition, seven other players were also sidelined due to injuries, including Fermin Lopez, Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Gavi, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Frenkie de Jong, who has not appeared this season due to an ankle injury, has a small chance of joining the squad.
We are looking forward to our first home game at @ChampionsLeague. We want to get the fans excited about winning. We will give 100%, "said Mard Casado, midfielder Barceolna in a press conference session.
"The most important thing is to work hard in every training session and play hard in every game. This team has a good winning mentality," added Casado.
On the Young Boys side, Saidy Janko, Patric Pfeiffer, and Facinet Conte are ruled out. However, overall, their squad is in good shape. Joel Monteiro, who has scored five goals and provided seven assists in 13 games this season, will be their mainstay, with Silvere Ganvoula who has scored four goals likely to lead the front line.
Barcelona will hope to overcome the injury crisis and return to winning ways in the Champions League, while Young Boys will have to perform perfectly to surprise the hosts
Player Composition Forecast
Barcelona (4-3-3): Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; Casado, Torre, Pedri; Lamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Young Boys (4-2-3-1): Van Ballmoos; Athikame, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Niasse, Lauper; Monteiro, Ugrinic, Colley; Ganvoula.
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