Barcelona’s next test in La Liga is a trip west to visit the newly promoted Real Oviedo on Thursday night.
It’ll be the first meeting between the two sides since the spring of 2001 and Barcelona will hope to avenge the defeat they suffered on that day. Coming off a 3–0 dismantling of Getafe over the weekend, chances are Barcelona are able to find success against a team that’s currently 17th.
Barcelona are beginning to fire on all cylinders after an unimpressive start to 2025–26. Hansi Flick’s men have won three games in a row since the September international break, scoring a combined 11 goals while looking like the side that dominated Spanish soccer a season ago.
But Flick is currently having to deal with a myriad of injuries. Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde remained sidelined since the draw against Rayo Vallecano at the end of August. Fermín López picked up an injury last time out and will be unavailable. Finally, the club received news this week that Gavi will miss up to five months after undergoing knee surgery.
Here’s how Barcelona could line up in their visit to Real Oviedo on Sept. 25.






