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Barcelona names squad for Paris clash, with Koundé and García ruled out
October 19, 2026 at 09:00 AM · Updated 15m ago
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Barcelona has announced its squad for Tuesday's Champions League match at Paris Saint-Germain, with two defenders ruled out and Hamza Abd al-Karim recalled.
- Barcelona plays the third group-stage round at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday and travels to Paris on Monday.
- Jules Koundé is out with a knee sprain, and Eric García has been ruled out for about a month with an injury.
- Flick included Egyptian striker Hamza Abd al-Karim after he scored for the reserve team against Atubio on Saturday.
- Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called up 18-year-old defender Alex Campos from the reserve team for the Paris match, his first senior call-up.
- Barcelona will also be without defender Andreas Christensen due to injury for the Paris Saint-Germain match.
- Paris Saint-Germain will be without Nuno Mendes for several weeks after he sustained a thigh injury against Strasbourg.
- Flick is one win from his 100th victory with Barcelona, a milestone he could reach on Tuesday against PSG.
- Dense fog delayed Barcelona's charter flight from El Prat on Monday, postponing the squad's arrival in Paris.
- PSG coach Luis Enrique said collective defending is key to stopping Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and praised opponent coach Hansi Flick.
- PSG midfielder Vitinha said the team does not fear Yamal and that focusing only on him is unfair to Barcelona's other players.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez ruled out postponing Tuesday's match at the Parc des Princes, calling the decision final.
- Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is weighing moving midfielder Rodri into central defense for the Paris Saint-Germain match because of three defensive absences.










