FC Barcelona saw their winning run at the start of the 2026-27 season come to an end as they suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League. In the following match, they again were on the losing end as they hosted Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the season.
Following these two defeats, the Blaugranes are now set to face Alaves in their next league match, and Hansi Flick will be keen to get his team back to winning ways in this game. However, his task will be made significantly more difficult by the several absences in defense.
Barcelona have announced their [squad](https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2116509728561869209) for this match, and [as expected, Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde, Xavi Espart, and Andreas Christensen all remain unavailable for this game](https://barcanewsnetwork.com/barcelona-suffer-fresh-defensive-blow-as-key-player-ruled-out-of-alaves-clash/) because of their respective physical problems. Flick has called up two youngsters, Alex Campos and Guillen Victor to join the only four available first-team defenders, i.e., Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Joao Cancelo, and Alejandro Balde.
In the midfield, Dani Olmo also remains absent after his recent injury, while the forward Roony Bardghji is also still recovering from his long-term injury. The youngster Ebrima Tunkara has been called up for the midfield.
The full squad announced by Barcelona is as follows:
**Goalkeepers**
1. Joan Garcia
2. Wojciech Szczesny
3. Dominik Livakovic
**Defenders**
1. Joao Cancelo
2. Alejandro Balde
3. Pau Cubarsi
4. Gerard Martin
5. Alex Campos
6. Guillem Victor
**Midfielders**
1. Gavi
2. Fermin Lopez
3. Pedri
4. Rodrigo Hernandez
5. Frenkie de Jong
6. Marc Bernal
7. Brian Farinas
8. Ebrima Tunkara
**Forwards**
1. Lamine Yamal
2. Karim Adeyemi
3. Anthony Gordon
4. Gabriel Jesus
5. Raphinha
6. Hamza Abdelkarim
**Injured**
1. Andreas Christensen
2. Roony Bardghji
3. Dani Olmo
4. Xavi Espart
5. Jules Kounde
6. Eric Garcia