Hansi Flick, the German head coach of Barcelona, which includes Egyptian international Hamza Abdel Karim in its squad, announced the official lineup for the match against Elche in the Spanish La Liga championship.
Barcelona begins its journey to defend the Spanish La Liga title as it visits Elche at the "Manuel Martínez Valero" stadium, within the fixtures of the second round of the 2026/2027 "La Liga" season.
The Barcelona squad list saw Hamza Abdel Karim make his first official appearance with the senior team, following the player's distinguished performance with the Blaugrana during the preparation period.
Rodri, the recent arrival to Barcelona's ranks, was absent from the team list, along with Peciño, the injured Frenkie de Jong and Ronny Bardaji, Hector Fort, and Marc Casadó.
Barcelona's lineup for the match against Elche in the Spanish La Liga
Goalkeeper: Garcia
Defense: Eric Garcia - Christensen - Gerard Martin - Espart
Midfield: Fermin Lopez - Gavi - Marc Bernal
Attack: Ademi - Raphinha - Lamine Yamal
On the substitutes' bench: Cancelo - Cubarsi - Pedri - Szczesny - Gordon - Olmo - Kounde - Cortes - Brian Farinas - Hamza Abdel Karim - Eder Alaire - Beskir
Barcelona enters the match with high morale after winning the Joan Gamper Trophy friendly cup by defeating Al-Ahly 2-1, giving them an additional boost before starting their campaign in the competition.
The Spanish La Liga association approved postponing Barcelona's first league match against Athletic Bilbao to August 27 at the "Camp Nou" stadium, in order to give international players ample rest before the start of the new season.
This came after the Spain national team reached the final of the 2026 World Cup and won the title against Argentina on July 19 with a 1-0 victory.
