Overview
- Barcelona enter Matchday 6 at 18th on seven points and need a victory to keep realistic top‑eight hopes alive under UEFA’s new format.
- Goalkeeper Joan Garcia is available after training fully post‑knock, as Barcelona seek to end an eight‑match Champions League clean‑sheet drought.
- Hansi Flick is expected to stick with a 4-2-3-1, with Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Fermín López tipped to start, while Lamine Yamal’s role and Frenkie de Jong’s reintegration remain key choices.
- Ronald Araujo is suspended, Gavi and Dani Olmo are out, and Marc-André ter Stegen is listed as a doubt for the hosts.
- The game is the first Champions League fixture at the renovated Spotify Camp Nou with socios‑only ticketing, as Frankfurt arrive on a slide after conceding 44 goals in 20 matches, including a 6-0 loss at RB Leipzig.