Barcelona faces Athletic Club in the final. The article discusses Olmo's absence due to financial issues, the challenge posed by Athletic Club, and Barcelona's predicted lineup with potential changes.
Off the pitch, the spotlight is still on the situation surrounding Barcelona 's marquee summer signing, who is unavailable due to the team's inability to register him because of financial issues that have plagued them in recent years. If Barcelona 's appeals continue to be rejected, there's a chance Olmo leaves the team for free. Barcelona have a match to play and an important one at that.
Athletic Club will prove to be a tough opponent given they haven't lost a game across all competitions in over three months. The Blaugrana could use the boost of a trophy to regain confidence ahead of the decisive months of the season. Aside from Olmo and Pau Víctor, Barcelona have utilized the winter break to recover players from injury, most notably, Lamine Yamal. The winger will be available after returning from an ankle injury that ended his 2024 prematurely. Hansi Flick has more than enough alternatives to field a competitive side that gets Barcelona to Sunday's final. Barcelona Predicted Lineup vs. Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1)—Peña will return between the sticks following Wojciech Szczęsny debut vs. UD Barbastro in the Copa del Rey. CB: Pau Cubarsí —Despite Ronald Araújo's return to fitness, Cubarsí is the more in form player and will be given the nod.— Balde will be given the freedom to venture forward but he must still keep a close eye on the other Williams brother, Iñaki.—Barcelona's breakout player of the season will hope to be as effective come the back half of the campaign.— The Spain midfielder will look to replicate his performance against Atlético Madrid, only this time ending with a positive result.—Flick might opt not to rush Yamal straight back into the lineup, giving Raphinha another start from the right wing. LW: Ferran Torres —The former Manchester City man ended 2024 on a high with four goals in the final five games of the year.—After scoring just once in Barcelona's last six games of 2024, Lewandowski started the year with a brace against UD Barbastro
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