Barcelona vs Young Boys Match Preview: Teams news, possible lineups, predictions & H2H
Barcelona vs Young Boys Match Preview: Teams news, possible lineups, predictions & H2H. Hansi Flick and his FC Barcelona side, will hope to bounce back from their second loss of the season, when they host Swiss outlet Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Having lost their European opener away at Monaco last time out, after receiving an early red card, Hansi Flick’s side succumbed to a first La Liga defeat of 2024/25 at Osasuna. However, they still maintain a three points lead at the top of the table, after Real Madrid‘s draw with Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Swiss giants Young Boys on the other hand, have endured an awful start to their 2024/2025 league campaign, failing to win seven of their first eight games. They were comfortably beaten by Aston Villa in their first Champions League fixture, and points are already looking tough to come by.
Here’s a preview of Tuesday’s clash between FC Barcelona and Young Boys.
What time does Barcelona vs Young Boys kick-off?
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Stadium: Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Date: Tuesday 1 October
Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
VAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Barcelona vs Young Boys H2H Record;
This is the first competitive fixture between Barcelona and Young Boys.
Barcelona team news;
Barca manager Flick made some surprising and ultimately fatal switches to his starting XI on Saturday. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, both of whom appeared in the defeat in Pamplona as substitutes, will come back into the side.
There’s a long list of Barca injuries which currently features Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and Marc Bernal, but midfielders Frenkie de Jong and Gavi are close to making their returns from the sidelines.
Eric Garcia, the player sent off against Monaco, is suspended.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Young Boys
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Young Boys (4-2-3-1): Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Torre, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Young Boys team news;
Young Boys will be without Loris Benito, Patric Pfeiffer, Saidy Janko and Facinet Conte for the trip to Catalonia, but manager Patrick Rahmen may well be plotting sweeping changes after their most recent loss at the weekend.
The Bern-based outfit, who won the Swiss title last season, were beaten 1-0 at home by Grasshopper on Saturday.
Young Boys predicted lineup vs Barcelona
Young Boys predicted lineup vs Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Von Ballmoos; Athekame, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Niasse, Lauper; Ugrinic, Colley; Ganvoula.
Barcelona vs Young Boys score prediction;
Barcelona have hit their first poor patch under new manager Flick and how they handle that turbulence on Tuesday will be fascinating to see.
On paper, the Blaugrana look to have a great opportunity to banish memories of two recent defeats by smashing the Swiss champions, who have made an awful start to the campaign both domestically and in Europe.
Barca have the attacking quality needed to run riot against Young Boys, who’ll be short of confidence when they visit Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. There might be a scare along the way, but the hosts should pick up a secure win to get their first points in the Champions League this season.
Prediction: Barcelona 2-1 Young Boys
