Sevilla vs Barcelona – News and Probable Lineups

Barcelona aims to maintain their impressive form in the 2026-27 season as they prepare to visit Estadio Ramon on Saturday night to face a Sevilla side that is currently in good shape.

Hansi Flick’s squad sits at the top of the La Liga standings with 18 points, three ahead of Real Madrid in second place, while Sevilla holds fourth place with 13 points.

Match overview

Sevilla has recorded four victories, one draw, and one loss in their six La Liga fixtures this season, currently positioning them in fourth place in the league.

Los Nervionenses began the season with back-to-back wins against Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao before suffering their first defeat against Atletico Madrid in late August.

However, Luis Garcia Plaza’s team has managed to gather seven points from their last three encounters, drawing against Sevilla before achieving consecutive wins against Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna.

Though Sevilla has not secured a top-four finish in Spain’s elite division since the 2021-22 campaign, they appear to be a team capable of competing for a return to the Champions League this season.

Last season, Los Nervionenses dramatically defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the same fixture, but the most recent clash resulted in a 5-2 win for the Catalan side back in March.

Barcelona have not faltered this season, winning all seven of their initial games across two competitions, and they will approach this match following a dominant 7-2 victory over Racing de Santander in the league on Wednesday night.

Flick’s team won 5-1 against Feyenoord in their Champions League opener on September 9, and they have also triumphed over Elche, Athletic Bilbao, Rayo Vallecano, Valencia, Levante, and Racing in La Liga, leading the table with 18 points, three clear of Real Madrid.

Barcelona has astonishingly netted 28 times in their six league matches this season, totaling 33 goals across all competitions in seven fixtures, which is truly remarkable.

The Catalan team is set to face Sevilla and Getafe in La Liga around the international break, before resuming Champions League duties away against Galatasaray on October 13.

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha have been in sensational form this season; the former has contributed eight goals and four assists in seven appearances, while the latter boasts 11 goals and three assists over the same number of outings.

Team News

Sevilla will be without Ruben Vargas (knee) and Arouna Sangante (ankle) on Saturday due to injuries, however, the home side will otherwise have a strong squad available for the visit of Barcelona.

Head coach Garcia Plaza is not expected to make many adjustments to the lineup that started against Rayo Vallecano, although there could be a change in the attacking third with Isaac Romero possibly replacing Lucas Stassin.

Miguel Sierra tops the team’s scoring chart this season with two goals and will be in the starting XI on Saturday.

On the side of Barcelona, Joan Garcia is a significant doubt as he is dealing with a knee injury that caused him to leave the previous match against Rayo Vallecano at halftime.

This situation may lead to Wojciech Szczesny starting in goal.

Head coach Flick is expected to make several changes to the team that faced Rayo Vallecano, with Pau Cubarsi, Xavi Espart, Fermin Lopez, and Anthony Gordon all in contention to be included.

Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji continue to be sidelined due to injuries.

Sevilla probable starting XI:

Vlachodimos? I Sanchez, Castrin, Salas, Suazo; Agoume, Fofana; Sierra, Guridi, Correia; I Romero

Barcelona probable starting XI:

Lucky; E Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin, Espart; F Lopez, Rodri, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Gordon

Sevilla have shown strong performances this season and are certainly capable of providing a challenge for the Catalan club, but we anticipate that Flick’s side will successfully secure all three points.