FC Barcelona has published the list of 22 players who will travel to Istanbul for the second match of the Champions League group stage against Galatasaray. The announcement, made by the club before the charter flight at 09:45, confirms that the squad remains unchanged from the initial call-up, except for the known absences of Raphinha, Frenkie de Jong, Andreas Christensen and Roony Bardghji, who will not travel to the match on October 21 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
President JoanLaporta leads the delegation, accompanied by the members of the board of directors: the vice president of marketing JoanSoler, XavierPuig, CarmeHortalà and JaumeSantiveri. The team will depart from the Estadio del Prat and arrive at Istanbul International Airport at 1:20 p.m., where they will stay at the Raffles Hotel before heading to the RAMS Park stadium, sponsored by AliSamiYen, for the HansiFlick and PauCubarsí press conferences at 4:45 p.m. and a pre-match training session at 5:30 p.m.
The expected starting lineup includes goalkeepers JoanGarcía, DominikLivaković and WojciechŚwierzchala; defenders EricGarcía, JulesKoundé, PauCubarsí, GerardMartín, JoãoCancelo, AlejandroBalde and XaviEspart; the midfielders RodrigoHernández, MarcBernal, Pedri, PabloPáezGavira (Gavi), DaniOlmo, FermínLópez and BrianFariñas; and forwards LamineYamal, AnthonyGordon, KarimAdenyemi, GabrielJesús and HamzaAbdelkarim. The list also highlights the inclusion of EricGarcía, who will make his debut in the 2026-27 Champions League after serving a suspension for a direct red card in the quarterfinal return leg against Atlético de Madrid.
Regarding casualties, HansiFlick confirmed that Raphinha will not be available for the match, although a return date was not indicated. President Laporta explained that the Brazilian will play again on October 20 against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes. FrenkiedeJong, after an injury of three and a half months, has recovered and will be available for the match against Sevilla on Saturday. AndreasChristensen and RoonyBardghji also remain out of the squad due to injury.
Barça, which is already at the top of the table with 24 points out of a possible 24 after a 3-0 victory over Getafe, is looking to repeat its resounding 5-1 victory over Feyenoord in its debut in the group stage. The team will play with its second kit of the season, black with a purple gradient, a variant that has only been used in the league premiere against Elche. With the squad in shape and motivation high, the Blaugranas hope to consolidate their leading position and advance to the next phase of the tournament.