Four games, no wins – Barcelona’s record under Flick when neither Lamine nor De Jong started

FC Barcelona tackle Valencia later tonight at Estadi Johan Cruyff in Matchday 4 of the 2025/26 La Liga, hoping to get again to successful methods.

The Blaugrana go into the sport with out some very key gamers, together with Lamine Yamal and Frenkie de Jong – each everlasting fixtures in Hansi Flick’s beginning lineup when match and out there.

Each Lamine and De Jong returned with health issues from the worldwide break and won’t be concerned tonight, whereas the previous can also be a doubt to face Newcastle United subsequent week.

Barcelona’s file with out Lamine and De Jong within the beginning XI below Flick

In accordance with Mundo Deportivo, up thus far, earlier than Matchday 4 of La Liga 2025/26, Hansi Flick has managed Barcelona in 63 matches, and solely as soon as have Lamine Yamal and Frenkie de Jong each didn’t play a single minute for various causes.

Certainly, the one time Lamine (ankle harm) and De Jong (benched) each missed out fully was in opposition to Atletico Madrid on Matchday 18 of final season’s La Liga marketing campaign, a match that led to a 1-2 defeat for Barça at Montjuic.

In the meantime, there have been three different matches through which neither Lamine nor De Jong began, though one or each performed minutes later. However none of them ended on a constructive observe for the Blaugrana.

Towards Osasuna in September 2024, Lamine got here on within the second half whereas De Jong was injured, and Barcelona ended up shedding 2-4.

In late November 2024, when Barça took on Celta Vigo, Lamine was sidelined by means of harm, and De Jong performed solely two minutes, with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.

Every week later, the Catalans suffered a 2-0 loss to Las Palmas when each Lamine and De Jong didn’t begin and got here on within the second half.

With each gamers unavailable right this moment, Marc Casado is predicted to associate Pedri in midfield, whereas Raphinha might begin on the correct flank and Marcus Rashford on the left. And, Flick will hope to buck that development and lead Barcelona to a victory.