Champions League 24/25: Barcelona squad, starting 11 and odds

Below is the squad Barcelona have taken into this season's Champions League. As noted, it may not be as good as the one with the likes of Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Messi, but it still boasts some of the world's best and most exciting players.

• Marc-Andre ter Stegen (c), Inaki Pena,
• Pau Curbarsi, Alejandro Balde, Ronaldo Araujo, Inigo Martinez, Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia
• Gavi, Pedri, Pablo Torre, Fermin Lopez, Marc Casado, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong
• Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Pau Victor, Lamine Yamal
  

Marc-Andre ter Stegen would have been in goal for Barcelona in the UCL if he wasn't out with a serious knee injury, so it's Inaki Pena who gets the nod for this season.

As for the back four, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo and Pau Curbarsi start when fit, with Alejandro Balde pushing on from left-back.

The middle of the park sees Pedri and Gavi playing, with Frenkie de Jong playing alongside them.

Dani Olmo is able to play in midfield or out wide, but the front three usually consists of Raphinha, Lamina Yamal and bagsman Robert Lewandowski.

Barcelona are the second-favourites to win this season's Champions League, but PSG aren't actually that too far ahead according to the bookies.

The bookies have given Barcelona just shy of 31% chance of winning the UCL come May 2025, with Flick's side the second-favourites to win the competition.

Barca are priced with better odds than Inter Milan, their semi-final opponents, so it's clear that the bookies think the Spanish side have what it takes to go all the way.

Barcelona kicked off their Champions League campaign this season in France with a 2-1 loss to Monaco on September 19. A fixture at home against Young Boys on October 1 was next up for the Spanish club, and they got back to winning ways with a huge 5-0 win.

The third fixture of Barcelona's 'league phase' saw them take on Flick's former club Bayern Munich at home in Spain on October 23, thrashing the German side 4-1 thanks to three goals from Raphinha.

A seriously difficult trip to Red Star Belgrade was up next for Barcelona on November 6, but they won that 5-2, before they took on Brest on November 26 at home, winning that 3-0.

Barcelona's six 'league phase' game saw them play another German side, this time in the form of Borussia Dortmund, last season's Champions League runners-up, on December 11. The game was thrilling, ending in a 3-2 win for the Spanish side.

Flick finished the 'league phase' of Barcelona's Champions League campaign with a match in Portugal against Benfica on January 21, which ended in a 5-4 win. That came a week before a 2-2 home draw against Atalanta the following week on January 29.

In the last 16, Barcelona made light work of Benfica to move on to the quarter-finals, where they were drawn against Dortmund, another tie they emerged victorious from without much difficulty.

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