Barcelona’s expected lineup against Bayern Munich: Frenkie de Jong will be returning; Eric Garcia ruled out.

On Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich, Frenkie de Jong will make a comeback to the Barcelona starting lineup.

Barcelona wants to keep the current winning streak going when they welcome Bayern Munich to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys for a UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday night. And Hansi Flick has received a mixed bag of updates on the squad news front before his side’s next game. The good news is that Frenkie de Jong will be returning with the Dutch midfielder at last ready to play for the Blaugrana. Flick will also be happy to have Gavi, Fermin, Lopez, and Dani Olmo available following the trio’s horrific injuries. On the sidelines, nonetheless, are Marc- Andre ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, and Ferran Torres. Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Flick also declared Eric Garcia out of the UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich. Having Frenkie de Jong at his disposal this week made the Barcelona manager equally happy. “We decided not to play Frenkie since our plan was for him to play against Sevilla but he didn’t end up feeling good.” Except Eric; everyone else is free. I am pleased.

The Barcelona XI that was predicted is as follows: Pena; Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha; or Lewandowski.